Online learning
A series of eLearning courses, animations and webinars helping organisations understand positive duty obligations under the Sex Discrimination Act.
Summary
Date and time
22 December-1 January 2025
12:00 am-12:00 am (AEDT)
Summary
A series of eLearning courses, animations and webinars have been developed to help organisations and businesses understand their responsibilities under the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act, and the changes they may need to make.
Free eLearning courses
This mini eLearning series complements the guidance materials developed to help organisations and businesses understand their responsibilities and the changes they may need to make to meet their legal obligations under the Sex Discrimination Act.
What is the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act?
This eLearning course explores what the positive duty is and why it is important.
What unlawful behaviours are covered under the positive duty?
This eLearning course explores the types of unlawful behaviours covered under the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act and when, where and who could experience them.
How to satisfy the positive duty: Guiding Principles
This eLearning course explores the Guiding Principle to assist organisations and businesses to meet their positive duty obligations.
How to satisfy the positive duty: Standards
This eLearning course explores the seven Standards to satisfy the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act.
What are the drivers and risk factors for relevant unlawful behaviours?
This eLearning course explores drivers and risk factors of the unlawful behaviours covered by the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act.
Explainer videos
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The Australian Human Rights Commission has produced a series of animations to promote understanding of the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) and the unlawful behaviours that it covers.
Our full animation series, including translated versions, is available on our YouTube channel.
The purpose of these animations is to promote understanding about the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act. For a detailed explanation about the law, compliance, enforcement and examples of actions that organisations and businesses can take to satisfy the positive duty, please see the Guidelines for Complying with the Positive Duty (2023), Information Guide on the Positive Duty (2023) and A Quick Guide on Complying with the Positive Duty.
Webinar series
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The 2023 webinar covers the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act, the Commission's compliance and enforcement policy, and the Commission's focus on creating long-term and systemic change.
The 2024 webinar covers the Respect@Work laws and positive duty Guidelines. It highlights the law and the Commission’s powers to enforce the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act.
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We also have a range of printable resources, including fact sheets, posters and case studies available.
