Biomedical subjects
Australia. High Court
Publications and source records attributed to Australia. High Court.
Australian Iron & Steel Pty. Ltd. v. Banovic [5 December 1989].
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Chan v. Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [12 September 1989].
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Dao v. Australian Postal Commission, 14 April 1987.
The appellants were female employees of Vietnamese origin of the Postal Commission who were refused permanent employment because they did not meet weight requirements by reference to height and sex set by the Commission. They lodged complaints under the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 charging sex discrimination, among other things. The issue on appeal was whether the appellants could rely on the 1977 Act, which was inconsistent with the respondent's requirements for employment specified in Section 42 of the Commonwealth Postal Services Act 1975. The Court held that the 1977 Act could not be relied upon because it was inconsistent with a Commonwealth Act, which under the Australian Constitution must prevail in cases of inconsistency.