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Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Age Matters?
Many age distinctions have long been taken for granted in Australian law and policy. They affect people at both ends of the age spectrum - both younger and older Australians. -
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Temporary exemptions under the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth)
Section 44 of the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) (the Age Discrimination Act) gives the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) the power to grant temporary exemptions from certain provisions of the Age Discrimination Act. Section 44 of the Age Discrimination Act provides as follows: -
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Age Discrimination Legislation
Response to information paper containing proposals for Commonwealth Age Discrimination Legislation -
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Redundancy Arrangements and Age Discrimination
This report concerns discrimination on the ground of age in employment and occupation. It deals with complaints against two state government employers about the use of age distinctions in the formulation of redundancy entitlements. The complainants submitted that the monetary value of the voluntary departure packages they received as employees over the age of 50, and on one case over 60, were… -
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Submission on the Age Discrimination Bill 2003
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee on the Age Discrimination Bill 2003 3 September 2003 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (Commission) welcomes the federal government's proposal in the Age Discrimination Bill 2003 ('the Bill') to make discrimination because of age unlawful. 1.2 The concept of age discrimination is not… -
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Age Discrimination in Trade Union Membership Rules
The complaint concerns age restriction in trade union membership rules. The complainant was a member of a union the rules of which required members to retire from full membership at the age of 65 unless exempted by the Federal Executive of the union. The complainant was denied an exemption from the Federal Executive and transferred to honorary membership, which restricted his opportunities to… -
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Federal Discrimination Law: Chapter 2 - The Age Discrimination Act
Chapter 2 The Age Discrimination Act Back to index Download Chapter 2 in PDF [171 KB] Download Chapter 2 in Word [203 KB] 2.1 Introduction to the ADA 2.1.1 Background 2.1.2 Structure of the ADA 2.1.3 Application of the ADA 2.1.4 Offences 2.2 Age Discrimination Defined 2.2.1 ‘Age’ defined 2.2.2 Direct discrimination 2.2.3 Indirect discrimination 2.2.4 The ‘dominant reason’ test 2.2.5 Age -
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Exemption applications under the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth)
Section 44 of the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) gives the Commission the power to grant temporary exemptions from certain provisions of the Act. Temporary exemptions may be granted for up to five years at a time and may be granted subject to specified terms and conditions. The effect of a temporary exemption is that discrimination covered by the exemption is not unlawful under the Act… -
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Federal Discrimination Law 2005: Chapter 2: The Age Discrimination Act
Chapter 2: The Age Discrimination Act 2.1 Introduction to the ADA 2.1.1 Background 2.1.2 Structure of the ADA 2.1.3 Application of the ADA 2.1.4 Offences 2.2 Age Discrimination Defined 2.2.1 'Age' Defined 2.2.2 Direct Discrimination 2.2.3 Indirect Discrimination 2.2.4 The 'Dominant Reason' Test 2.2.5 Age Discrimination and Disability Discrimination 2.2.6 Discrimination against a relative or … -
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Inquiry into the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (2010)
Inquiry into the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee 3 November 2010 Download in PDF [80 KB] Download in Word [320 KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 The Bill 5 Commission’s recommendations for amendments to the SDA 5.1 Commission’s
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