Vic work for dole 'slavery' case fails

A man who claimed the work for the dole program was age discrimination and slavery has had his case dismissed by a Victorian tribunal a second time.

A Victorian man has failed in a second attempt to have the work for the dole program declared slavery and a breach of his human rights.

Daniel Shore says he suffered age discrimination and engaged in forced labour and slavery when he was told to work 30 hours a fortnight for a Sunshine church between December 4, 2015 and May 20, 2016.

"I was personally enslaved (sent to do compulsory labour aka Work for the Dole) by Max Employment. Shekinah Church used and oversaw and participated in the program of slavery/enforced labour," Mr Shore wrote in his application to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

"I Daniel Shore, (as a man of 42 years old during Oct/Nov/Dec 2015) was discriminated against on the basis of my age as well as having my (Vic Charter) Human Rights breached."

Mr Shore, who represented himself, alleged the age discrimination arose "through the application of the different attendance requirement for different age groups", according to a decision published by VCAT.

Max Employment and the Shekinah Glory Church applied to have the case struck out because it was "frivolous, vexatious, misconceived or lacking in substance", the decision reads.

Senior Member Susan Burdon-Smith dismissed the application because the tribunal "has no authority to entertain the claims".

It was the second time Mr Shore's application to VCAT was dismissed. It was first rejected by Principal Registrar Jim Nelms in June 2016.