A young Indigenous Territory man attended a café to buy some lunch. When he approached the counter he was told by the waiter that the kitchen was closed. As he was leaving he heard the waiter take a lunch order from another customer who was not an Indigenous Australian. He made a complaint to the ADC saying he had been denied service because of his race. The matter was referred to an early conciliation. While the café did not concede that it had discriminated against him, they apologised for the offence that was caused and arranged for him to have a free lunch at their café to show him that he was welcome. Sexual Harassment/Marital Status/ Sex in the Workplace A woman worked for a private business and was placed in an office by herself with her manager working in a central office in town. Her manager came to visit her one day when there were no clients visiting and he approached her and touched her on her breasts. She complained to senior management and they elected to move her to a different office saying she was not safe to work there alone as a single woman. She subsequently lodged a complaint in relation to the ADC alleging sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of marital status and sex. The matter settled with the organisation agreeing to compensation and to attend discrimination training. APPENDIX 5 SECTION 19 LIST OF ATTRIBUTES – Race; Sex; Sexuality; Age; Marital status; Pregnancy; Parenthood; Breastfeeding; Disability; Trade union or employer association activity; Religious belief or activity; Political opinion, affiliation or activity; Irrelevant medical record; Irrelevant criminal record; and Association with a person who has, or is believed to have, an attribute referred to in this section.
A young Indigenous Territory man attended a café to buy some lunch. When he approached the counter he was told by the waiter that the kitchen was closed. As he was leaving he heard the waiter take a lunch order from another customer who was not an Indigenous Australian. He made a complaint to the ADC saying he had been denied service because of his race. The matter was referred to an early conciliation. While the café did not concede that it had discriminated against him, they apologised for the offence that was caused and arranged for him to have a free lunch at their café to show him that he was welcome. Sexual Harassment/Marital Status/ Sex in the Workplace A woman worked for a private business and was placed in an office by herself with her manager working in a central office in town. Her manager came to visit her one day when there were no clients visiting and he approached her and touched her on her breasts. She complained to senior management and they elected to move her to a different office saying she was not safe to work there alone as a single woman. She subsequently lodged a complaint in relation to the ADC alleging sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of marital status and sex. The matter settled with the organisation agreeing to compensation and to attend discrimination training. APPENDIX 5 SECTION 19 – LIST OF ATTRIBUTES Race; Sex; Sexuality; Age; Marital status; Pregnancy; Parenthood; Breastfeeding; Disability; Trade union or employer association activity; Religious belief or activity; Political opinion, affiliation or activity; Irrelevant medical record; Irrelevant criminal record; and Association with a person who has, or is believed to have, an attribute referred to in this section.