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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 ...
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 ...
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 forbids hate speech on several grounds. The Act makes it "unlawful for a person to do an act, otherwise than in private, if: the act is reasonably likely, in all the circumstances, to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate another person or a group of people; and the act is done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the other person, or ...
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.
Anti-discrimination laws in Australia; A. Age Discrimination Act 2004; Anti-Discrimination Act 1977; Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Queensland) D.
Certain subject-matter in Australia is subject to various forms of government censorship. These include matters of national security, judicial non-publication or suppression orders, defamation law, the federal Racial Discrimination Act 1975, film and literature (including video game) classification, and advertising restrictions.
The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which prohibits discrimination on the basis of mainly sexism, homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, but also sex, marital or relationship status, actual or potential pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status or breastfeeding in a range of areas of public life.