Federal laws Legislation and grounds of discrimination Areas covered Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Discrimination in employment or occupation. Discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction, social origin, age, medical record, criminal record, marital or relationship status, impairment, mental, intellectual or psychiatric disability, physical disability, nationality, sexual orientation, and trade union activity. Also covers discrimination on the basis of the imputation of one of the above grounds. Age Discrimination Act 2004 Discrimination in employment, education, access to premises, provision of goods, services and facilities, Discrimination on the basis of age protects both younger and older Australians. – accommodation, disposal of land, administration of Commonwealth laws and programs, and requests for Also includes discrimination on the basis of age-specific characteristics or information. characteristics that are generally imputed to a person of a particular age. Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Discrimination in employment, education, access to premises, provision of goods, services and facilities, Discrimination on the basis of physical, intellectual, psychiatric, sensory, neurological accommodation, disposal of land, activities of clubs, sport, or learning disability, physical disfigurement, disorder, illness or disease that affects and administration of Commonwealth laws and programs. thought processes, perception of reality, emotions or judgement, or results in disturbed behaviour, and presence in body of organisms causing or capable of causing disease or illness (eg, HIV virus). Also covers discrimination involving harassment in employment, education or the provision of goods and services.
Federal laws Legislation and grounds of discrimination Areas covered Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction, social origin, age, medical record, criminal record, marital or relationship status, impairment, mental, intellectual or psychiatric disability, physical disability, nationality, sexual orientation, and trade union activity. Also covers discrimination on the basis of the imputation of one of the above grounds. Discrimination in employment or occupation. Age Discrimination Act 2004 Discrimination on the basis of age – protects both younger and older Australians. Also includes discrimination on the basis of age-specific characteristics or characteristics that are generally imputed to a person of a particular age. Discrimination in employment, education, access to premises, provision of goods, services and facilities, accommodation, disposal of land, administration of Commonwealth laws and programs, and requests for information. Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Discrimination on the basis of physical, intellectual, psychiatric, sensory, neurological or learning disability, physical disfigurement, disorder, illness or disease that affects thought processes, perception of reality, emotions or judgement, or results in disturbed behaviour, and presence in body of organisms causing or capable of causing disease or illness (eg, HIV virus). Also covers discrimination involving harassment in employment, education or the provision of goods and services. Discrimination in employment, education, access to premises, provision of goods, services and facilities, accommodation, disposal of land, activities of clubs, sport, and administration of Commonwealth laws and programs.
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