A complaint alleging unfair treatment that includes a statement about inability to read English does not, without more, allege racial discrimination under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), because inability to read English is not a characteristic unique to any race. The proper comparator group for such an allegation consists of students unable to read English whose inability does not result from race, ethnicity or national origin. Whether alleged conduct 'would amount to a contravention' of a statutory provision is a question of law amenable to appeal under s 119(1) of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997.
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