Where a complaint under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) involves multiple respondents with coordinate liability under s 104, a compromise between the complainant and one respondent must be taken into account when assessing compensation against the remaining respondent(s). The Tribunal has discretion to notionally apportion compensation between respondents, and the mathematical approach under the Wrongs Act 1954 (Tas) for joint tortfeasors will not always be appropriate. A confidentiality provision in a deed of settlement cannot override the statutory requirements of s 94 or the remaining respondent's right to procedural fairness.
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