FIRESTONE AND KENNETT/LAUGESEN

The applicants, Firestone, Kennett and Laugesen, brought proceedings against the respondent in the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal of Queensland. The applicants sought a declaration that the respondent had discriminated against them in employment and education under the Discrimination Act 1991. The applicants also claimed that the respondent had victimised them. The respondent sought to have the complaints struck out on the basis that they were out of time and lacked substance.

The central legal issues for the tribunal were whether the complaints were within the statutory time limits and whether the complaints had substance. The tribunal found that the complaints were out of time but also considered the issue of substance. The tribunal examined whether the complaint could be considered to be a complaint of discrimination under the Act and whether the acts alleged amounted to discrimination. The tribunal also considered the nature of the complaint and the elements of the acts alleged.

The tribunal found that the complaints were out of time and lacked substance. The tribunal held that the complaints did not identify a form of discrimination recognised under the Act and that the acts alleged did not amount to discrimination. The tribunal also found that the complaints did not include any allegations of conduct that would constitute victimisation. The tribunal held that the complaints did not have sufficient substance to be pursued and ordered that the complaints be struck out.

The tribunal ordered that the complaints be struck out on the ground that they lacked substance. The tribunal found that the complaints did not identify a form of discrimination recognised under the Act and that the acts alleged did not amount to discrimination. The tribunal also held that the complaints did not include any allegations of conduct that would constitute victimisation. The tribunal ordered that the complaints be struck out and that the applicants pay the respondent's costs.