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  2. Anti-discrimination laws in Australia - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of anti-discrimination acts - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Australian Human Rights Commission - Wikipedia

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    It is responsible for investigating alleged infringements of Australia's anti-discrimination legislation in relation to federal agencies. The Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 articulates the Australian Human Rights Commission's role and responsibilities.

  5. Australian labour law - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Human rights in Australia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

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    (7:0) The 1992 and 1993 amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 purported to vest judicial power in the Commission contrary to Ch III of the Constitution and hence were invalid. Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ( HREOC ) was a case before the High Court of Australia determining that the HREOC could not validly ...

  8. Former Bellingham police officer sues city over vaccine ...

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    A former Bellingham Police Department officer has sued the city of Bellingham over a former mayor’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, alleging that the city discriminated against him due ...

  9. Anti-discrimination law - Wikipedia

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    The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 was the first major anti-discrimination legislation passed in Australia, aimed at prohibiting discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or national origin. [12] Jurisdictions within Australia moved shortly after to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, through acts including the Equal Opportunity Act ...