Lanigan v Circus Oz
Supreme Court of Victoria
McDonald J
09/02/2022
[2022] VSC 35
Administrative law — Tribunals — Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal — Claims of sexual harassment and victimisation contrary to Equal Opportunity Act 2010 — Whether subject to Limitation of Actions Act 1958 — Whether the Tribunal a ‘court’ for purposes of Limitation of Actions Act 1958 — Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), ss 92, 103, 104, 188 — Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic), ss 3, 5
Limitation of actions — Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal — Claim for sexual harassment and victimisation contrary to Equal Opportunity Act 2010 — Events more than six years prior to filing of proceeding in Tribunal — Whether limitation period applicable — Whether the Tribunal a ‘court’ for purposes of Limitation of Actions Act 1958 — Whether claim for contravention of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 an action founded on tort — Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), ss 92, 103, 104, 188 — Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic), ss 3, 5
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