Statistics 2007-2008
Enquiries by ground 2007-08
|
Ground
|
No
|
%
|
| Disability |
1,324
|
16.1
|
| Sex - including pregnancy, breastfeeding and sexual harassment |
1,308
|
15.9
|
| Race |
1,002
|
12.2
|
| Age |
413
|
5.0
|
| Carer's responsibilities |
350
|
4.3
|
| Homosexuality |
137
|
1.7
|
| Marital status |
124
|
1.5
|
| Racial vilification |
96
|
1.2
|
| Victimisation |
94
|
1.1
|
| Transgender |
64
|
0.8
|
| Homosexual vilification |
19
|
0.2
|
| HIV/AIDS vilification |
17
|
0.2
|
| Compulsory retirement |
13
|
0.2
|
| Association |
8
|
0.1
|
| Transgender vilification |
7
|
0.1
|
| Advertisement |
6
|
0.1
|
| Aiding/abetting |
5
|
0.1
|
| HIV/AIDS |
3
|
0.0
|
| Obstruction |
1
|
0.0
|
| All grounds |
602
|
7.3
|
| Not covered by ADA - work not harassment |
231
|
2.8
|
| Not covered by ADA - other problems |
2,397
|
29.2
|
| Total |
8,221*
|
100
|
* The total number of enquiries by ground is greater than the total enquiries received because some enquiries covered multiple grounds.
Enquiries by area 2007-08
|
Area
|
No
|
%
|
| Employment |
4,230
|
55.3
|
| Goods and services |
1,177
|
15.4
|
| Education |
263
|
3.4
|
| Accommodation |
249
|
3.3
|
| Registered clubs |
110
|
1.4
|
| Vilification |
89
|
1.2
|
| All areas |
418
|
5.5
|
| Advertisement |
22
|
0.3
|
| Other |
1,090
|
14.3
|
| Total |
7,648*
|
100
|
* The total number of enquiries by area is greater than the total enquiries received because some enquiries covered multiple areas.
Complaints received by ground and area 2007-08
|
Emp
|
Goods +servs
|
Acc
|
Educ
|
Clubs
|
Qual bods
|
Racial vil
|
Hom vil
|
HIV vil
|
Trans vil
|
Other
|
Total
|
%
|
| Sex |
203
|
23
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
242
|
21.2
|
| Disability |
103
|
102
|
11
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
239
|
20.9
|
| Race |
93
|
81
|
3
|
18
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
211
|
18.4
|
| Victimisation |
111
|
13
|
1
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
137
|
12.0
|
| Age |
46
|
16
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
71
|
6.2
|
| Carer's |
46
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
46
|
4.0
|
| Homosexuality |
20
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
2.5
|
| Marital status |
10
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
1.6
|
| Racial vilification |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
1.4
|
| Transgender |
0
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
13
|
1.1
|
| Aiding unlawful act |
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0.9
|
| Homosexual vilification |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0.6
|
| HIV/AIDS vilification |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0.1
|
| Transgender vilification |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0.3
|
| Other |
25
|
21
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
64
|
5.6
|
| Not specified |
16
|
12
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
35
|
3.1
|
|
Total
|
681
|
294
|
27
|
44
|
23
|
1
|
16
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
47
|
1144
|
100
|
| % |
59.5 |
25.7
|
2.4
|
3.8
|
2.0
|
0.1
|
1.4
|
0.6
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
4.1
|
100
|
|
Types of employment complaints 2007-08
|
|
No
|
%
|
Work environment
and harassment |
415
|
60.9
|
| Dismissal |
93
|
13.7
|
| Classification/benefits |
67
|
9.8
|
| Recruitment/selection |
62
|
9.1
|
| Resignation |
13
|
1.9
|
| Transfer |
9
|
1.3
|
| Promotion |
8
|
1.2
|
| Retrenchment/redundancy |
8
|
1.2
|
| Demotion |
3
|
0.4
|
| Retirement |
2
|
0.3
|
| Other |
1
|
0.1
|
|
Total
|
681
|
100
|
Type of employer 2007-08
|
|
No
|
%
|
| Private enterprise |
371
|
54.5
|
| Individual male |
81
|
11.9
|
| State govt department |
54
|
7.9
|
| State statutory body |
37
|
5.4
|
| Hospital |
25
|
3.7
|
| Education (public) |
21
|
3.1
|
| Local government |
20
|
2.9
|
| Registered clubs |
12
|
1.8
|
| Individual female |
9
|
1.3
|
| Non-profit association |
5
|
0.7
|
| Education (private) |
3
|
0.4
|
| Govt business enterprise |
2
|
0.3
|
| Cwlth statutory authority |
1
|
0.1
|
| Trade union |
1
|
0.1
|
| Commonwealth dept |
1
|
0.1
|
| Media organisation |
1
|
0.1
|
| Other |
8
|
1.2
|
| Not known |
30
|
4.4
|
|
Total
|
681
|
100
|
Outcome of finalised complaints 2007-08
|
|
No
|
%
|
| Settled at or after conciliation |
221
|
20.6
|
| Settled before conciliation |
114
|
10.6
|
| Referred to ADT - conciliation unsuccessful or not suitable |
159
|
14.8
|
| Referred to Attorney General and ADT - serious vilification |
3
|
0.3
|
| Declined before investigation - not a contravention |
153
|
14.3
|
| Declined before investigation - out of time |
12
|
1.1
|
| Declined before investigation - not on behalf of complainant |
1
|
0.1
|
| Declined after investigation s92 |
58
|
5.4
|
| Declined after investigation and referred to ADT |
54
|
5.0
|
| Withdrawn s92B |
96
|
8.9
|
| Abandoned |
202
|
18.8
|
|
Total
|
1073
|
100
|
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander complaints 2007-08
|
|
Emp
|
Goods +servs
|
Accom
|
Educ
|
Clubs
|
Racial vil
|
Other
|
Total
|
%
|
| Race |
22
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
50
|
80.6
|
| Age |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
8.1
|
| Disability |
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3.2
|
| Victimisation |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1.6
|
| Sex |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1.6
|
| Racial vilification |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1.6
|
| Aiding unlawful act |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1.6
|
|
Total
|
31
|
26
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
62
|
100
|