Told to go home to own country
June 2021
Hung* is an Asian man. When making a booking for his social team at a private sports venue, the owner said that there were a lot of people who could not play on Saturday because of Hung’s large booking and maybe they should ‘go home to their own country’ to play.
Hung lodged a complaint with ADNSW.
The owner said he could not recall the incident but that the comment may have been intended as a joke which, if made, he now regretted. The complaint was resolved when the owner provided a written apology to Hung and agreed to provide a written undertaking that he and his staff would not make such comments in the future.
*Name has been changed to protect the privacy of the individual.
Last updated:
22 Jun 2021
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