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Case information
Lower Court Judgment
28/08/2015 Supreme Court of Queensland (Court of Appeal) (Holmes JA, Gotterson JA, Mullins J)
Catchwords
Discrimination – direct discrimination – where the appellant, who was deaf, was excluded from jury service by a Deputy Registrar – where the appellant made a complaint of direct discrimination – construction of s 11 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) – where the appellant argues that her impairment was inextricably linked to her requirement of an Auslan interpreter – construction of Jury Act 1995 (Qld).
Documents
11/03/2016 Hearing (SLA, Brisbane)
29/03/2016 Notice of appeal
15/04/2016 Written submissions (Appellant)
15/04/2016 Chronology (Appellant)
09/05/2016 Written submissions (Respondent)
23/05/2016 Reply
25/07/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Brisbane)
05/10/2016 Judgment (Judgment Summary)