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Anti-discrimination laws in Australia have been enacted at both federal and state/territory levels to outlaw discrimination and harassment in a range of areas of public life. [1] Federal law operate concurrently with state/territory laws, so both sets of laws must be followed.
Anti-discrimination laws in Australia. Age Discrimination Act 2004; Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Queensland) Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (New South Wales) Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986; Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Victoria) Disability Discrimination Act 1992; Human Rights Act 2004 (Australian Capital ...
The Victorian Labor Government, in 2005 under the Bracks Ministry, engaged in community consultation for a Human Rights act similar to those implemented in the ACT and the UK's Human Rights Act 1998. [5] Attorney-General of Victoria Rob Hulls argued that a Bill of Rights would "strengthen our democracy and set out our rights in one accessible ...
Human rights in Australia have largely been developed by the democratically elected Australian Parliament through laws in specific contexts (rather than a stand-alone, abstract bill of rights) and safeguarded by such institutions as the independent judiciary and the High Court, which implement common law, the Australian Constitution, and various other laws of Australia and its states and ...
Pages in category "Anti-discrimination law in Australia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Age Discrimination Act 2004;
By contrast, claims under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, [175] Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Age Discrimination Act 2004 enable a separate path for claims to the Australian Human Rights Commission, created in 1986, which may resolve disputes by conciliation, or if that is unsuccessful claims can go ...
From 2014, the incoming Australian government under PM Tony Abbott attempted to abolish the OAIC, succeeding in having the Australian Information Commissioner (John McMillan) unexpectedly retire early and FOI Commissioner (James Popple) resign, [4] and cutting OAIC's budget. But the Senate failed to pass the necessary legislation (Freedom of ...
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) [1] is an Act of the Australian Parliament, which was enacted on 11 June 1975 and passed by the Whitlam government. The Act makes racial discrimination in certain contexts unlawful in Australia, and also overrides state and territory legislation to the extent of any inconsistency. The Act is administered ...