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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.
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 ...
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 Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission is a statutory authority in the Australian state of Victoria. [ 1 ] It replaced the Equal Opportunity Board , set up by Victorian Premier Dick Hamer in 1975.
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 Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is one of nine government departments in the state of Victoria, Australia. Known as the Department of Justice and Regulation until January 2019, it manages and provides government services relating to Victoria's justice system.
Anti-discrimination laws in Australia; A. Age Discrimination Act 2004; Anti-Discrimination Act 1977; Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Queensland) D.