Case studies
This page contains summaries of outcomes from a selection of complaints made to the Commission under either the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 or the Human Rights Act 2019 that have been decided by tribunals or courts, or resolved through the Commission process.
Complaints under the Human Rights Act that are not resolved through conciliation are not referred to the tribunal, and so there are no tribunal or court decisions for them.
The summaries provide a guide to the range of outcomes that may result from a complaint, the types of issues raised, and may assist people prepare for conciliation.
Conciliated outcomes
When a case has been resolved through the Commission's conciliation process, the parties have made a private agreement, after working through the issues with the help of a conciliator.
Decided cases
Unresolved complaints under the Anti-Discrimination Act may be referred to the relevant tribunal.
When a case is decided by the tribunal, the decision has been made after listening to the evidence from all sides and considering the law. In some cases, an appeal against a tribunal decision may be decided by a court.
The case studies on this page should not be treated as legal advice. For advice about possible outcomes in your matter, you should seek independent legal advice from a lawyer.
Anti-Discrimination Act case studies
Discrimination
- age
- breastfeeding
- family responsibilities
- gender identity
- impairment
- lawful sexual activity
- parental status
- political belief or activity
- pregnancy
- race
- relationship status
- religious belief or religious activity
- sex
- sexuality
- trade union activity
- association with, or relation to, a person identified on the basis of an attribute