Picture: Supplied.Source:SuppliedThe first time Mr Reurich was barred from the club because of Boofhead he claims to have been so distraught he walked into a sliding-glass door — breaking his glasses and hurting his nose.Justice Markovic found the RSL had unlawfully discriminated against Mr Reurich on eight occasions.“The old saying goes that a dog is a man’s best friend but, as this case demonstrates, sometimes a dog can be more than that,” she said in Friday’s Federal Court judgment.
The Jervis Bay RSL on Friday was ordered to pay more than $16,000 in damages to Peter George Reurich for denying him and Boofhead entry, services and eventually membership between late 2014 and mid-2015.Mr Reurich, who says he suffers from an adjustment and personality disorder that manifests in anxiety and depression, was told to leave the RSL on multiple occasions because 11-year-old “Boofy” stank.Boofhead was told he was too smelly for Jervis Bay RSL.