The (Cth) implements domestically many of Racial Discrimination Act 1975 obligations under the CERD. Australia’s The (Cth) implements domestically many of Sex Discrimination Act 1984 obligations under the as well the the the CEDAW, ICCPR, ICESCR, Australia’s (Equal Renumeration for Men and Women Workers CROC, ILO Conventions 100 for Work of Equal Value), (Discrimination in respect of Employment and 111 Occupation), (Termination of Employment at the Initiative of the Employer) 158 and (Workers with Family Responsibilities). 156 The (Cth) predated the but nonetheless Disability Discrimination Act 1992 CRPD implements some of obligations under the Convention. Australia’s The (Cth) makes it unlawful to discriminate against Age Discrimination Act 2004 people on the basis of age in areas of public life. The (Cth), which established the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Human Rights Commission, authorises the Commission to inquire into and conciliate complaints of discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual preference, criminal record, trade union activity, political opinion, religion or social origin, implementing obligations under ILO Convention 111 on Discrimination (Employment and Occupation). The (Cth) gives effect to aspects of the right to protection Privacy Act 1988 against arbitrary and unlawful interferences with privacy in article 17 of the protecting personal information collected and held by Australian ICCPR, Government agencies and many private sector organisations. The (Cth) includes a range of provisions intended Workplace Relations Act 1996 to help prevent and eliminate discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexual preference, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin. A comprehensive anti-discrimination legislative framework also exists in all states and territories. Additionally, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria have passed versions of a Bill of Rights. The ACT establishes a Human Rights Act 2004 ‘dialogue which seeks to ensure that human rights are taken into account when developing model’ and interpreting ACT law. The Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) implements domestically many of Australia’s obligations under the CERD. The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) implements domestically many of Australia’s obligations under the CEDAW, as well the ICCPR, the ICESCR, the CROC, ILO Conventions 100 (Equal Renumeration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value), 111 (Discrimination in respect of Employment and Occupation), 158 (Termination of Employment at the Initiative of the Employer) and 156 (Workers with Family Responsibilities). The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) predated the CRPD but nonetheless implements some of Australia’s obligations under the Convention. The Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) makes it unlawful to discriminate against people on the basis of age in areas of public life. The Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), which established the Australian Human Rights Commission, authorises the Commission to inquire into and conciliate complaints of discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual preference, criminal record, trade union activity, political opinion, religion or social origin, implementing obligations under ILO Convention 111 on Discrimination (Employment and Occupation). The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) gives effect to aspects of the right to protection against arbitrary and unlawful interferences with privacy in article 17 of the ICCPR, protecting personal information collected and held by Australian Government agencies and many private sector organisations. The Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) includes a range of provisions intended to help prevent and eliminate discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexual preference, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin. A comprehensive anti-discrimination legislative framework also exists in all states and territories. Additionally, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria have passed versions of a Bill of Rights. The ACT Human Rights Act 2004 establishes a ‘dialogue model’ which seeks to ensure that human rights are taken into account when developing and interpreting ACT law. The Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
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