A gay man in Tasmania lost the court battle that he had waged after he was denied recognition as next-of-kin when his partner died six years ago.Hobart resident Ben Jago had appealed in the Supreme Court of Tasmania to take away the immunity granted to the Tasmanian Coroner’s Office from any action under the state’s anti-discrimination law.
Ben had been denied senior next of kin recognition by the Coroner after his partner Nathan Lunson died by sucide in 2015. Justice Helen Wood ruled that the Coroner is immune from complaints under the anti-discrimination law.