You are a junior lawyer working for fictional law firm Paper Justice in SYDNEY NSW. Your clients

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You are a junior lawyer working for fictional law firm Paper Justice in SYDNEY NSW. Your clients Bianca and her brother Chris come to you with the following information and instructions. Bianca is an experienced beautician who lives with and cares for her 20 year old autistic brother, Chris. In 2021 SYDNEY UNIVERSITY campus opened up its inaugural *Wellness Centre and started hiring hairdressers, beauticians and massage therapists.

Chris was hired as a part time bookkeeper and commenced work on 17 March 2021. On 1 May 2021 Bianca applied for an externally advertised position for a beautician, with her home address listed on her application as the same as her brother's on his human resources file. On 5 May 2021 Bianca received a phone call from the manager, Jason. In the course of the conversation, Jason told Bianca he was "really pleased to have your brother Chris on staff you must be such a help to him" to which she did not respond. Jason also noted that there were "only a limited number of positions available at the SYDNEY UNIVERSITY Wellness Centre". Jason mentioned the depressed economic situation in the University sector and stated that, "I don't want the appearance of family favouritism". On 6 May 2021 Chris told Bianca that he had never informed his manager that he lived together with his sister.

On 10 May 2021 Bianca received a letter from the SYDNEY UNIVERSITY Wellness Centre, signed by Jason (manager). "Thankyou for your application for the position of beautician. Unfortunately you were not successful at this time but we will retain your application on file for future reference."

Question 1

Advise Bianca regarding her legal position in lodging a complaint to the NSW Ombudsman, including:

a. Her standing to bring a complaint, legal issues and relevant law;

b. ABC's standing, if any to respond to a complaint and their response;

c. The benefits, if any of making a complaint to the SYDNEY UNIVERSITY Ombudsman in the interim and

d. Analyse Bianca's potential legal outcomes in lodging a complaint with the NSW Ombudsman

Question 2

Advise Bianca regarding her legal position to bring a complaint against SYDNEY UNIVERSITY before the NSW Sex Discrimination Commissioner; including;

a. Her standing to bring a complaint, legal issues and relevant law;

b. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY's standing, if any, to respond to a complaint and their response;

c. Analyse Bianca's potential legal outcomes of the matter before NSW Sex Discrimination Commissioner including avenues for referral of any unresolved matter to NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT);

d. Her standing to bring a complaint before NCAT, legal issues and relevant law

Question 3

Advise Chris about his legal position to bring a complaint against SYDNEY UNIVERSITY regarding a potential breach of privacy of his information as an employee of SYDNEY UNIVERSITY before the NSW Information and Privacy Commissioner including;

a. His standing to bring a complaint and legal issues;

b. ABCs legal standing, if any to respond to a complaint and their response;

c. Potential outcomes, including avenues for review of any decision;

d. Chris' standing at a review level, and any remedies.