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'''Hope & Brown v NIB Health Funds''' was a landmark case heard by the [[NSW Equal Opportunity Tribunal]] in 1995 redefining the definition of ‘family’ to include homosexual couples and their children, for the purposes of health insurance, finding that the complainants were discriminated against because they were a same-sex couple.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> The decision was appealed to the [[Supreme Court of New South Wales|NSW Supreme Court]] in November 1996 and the court upheld the tribunal ruling and dismissed the appeal.<ref></ref>
The dispute occurred when Andrew Hope and William (Bill) Brown, who had been living together and had significant asses together, tried to secure family health care cover for their son. NIB refused to provide family health cover. Andrew and William brought the matter to the NSW Equal Opportunity Tribunal on the grounds they were discriminated against under the [[Anti-Discrimination Act 1977]] NSW. The court found that they had been discriminated against; if they had not been a same-sex couple they would have been granted family health cover. When the decision was appealed to the Supreme Court of NSW, Andrew and Bill were in danger of losing their home. They had paid $15,000 to cover court costs and another $4,000 was raised and contributed by the gay community.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== References ==
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== Resources ==
Bashford, Kerry. Oral history interview. [https://ift.tt/35ljp85 Interview: Andrew and Bill Whitbread-Brown], Hunter Rainbow Histories, University of Newcastle Library's Cultural Collections.
[[Category:New South Wales case law]]
The dispute occurred when Andrew Hope and William (Bill) Brown, who had been living together and had significant asses together, tried to secure family health care cover for their son. NIB refused to provide family health cover. Andrew and William brought the matter to the NSW Equal Opportunity Tribunal on the grounds they were discriminated against under the [[Anti-Discrimination Act 1977]] NSW. The court found that they had been discriminated against; if they had not been a same-sex couple they would have been granted family health cover. When the decision was appealed to the Supreme Court of NSW, Andrew and Bill were in danger of losing their home. They had paid $15,000 to cover court costs and another $4,000 was raised and contributed by the gay community.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== References ==
<references />
== Resources ==
Bashford, Kerry. Oral history interview. [https://ift.tt/35ljp85 Interview: Andrew and Bill Whitbread-Brown], Hunter Rainbow Histories, University of Newcastle Library's Cultural Collections.
[[Category:New South Wales case law]]
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