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Each state and territory has its own anti-discrimination law which operates alongside the federal laws: [1] Australian Capital Territory – Discrimination Act 1991; New South Wales – Anti-Discrimination Act 1977; Northern Territory – Anti-Discrimination Act 1992; Queensland – Anti-Discrimination Act 1991; South Australia – Equal ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Anti-discrimination law in Australia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
the constitutional validity of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Actors and Announcers Equity Association v. Fontana Films Pty Ltd: 1982 150 CLR 169 Gibbs: 213 extent of corporations power Legione v Hatley: 1983 152 CLR 406 Gibbs: 839 the adoption of promissory estoppel into Australian law R v Pearson; Ex parte Sipka: 1983 152 CLR 254 ...
(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 ...