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14 December 2012WebpageFederal Discrimination Law 2005
Federal Discrimination Law 2005 (archive) Please see the most recent Federal Discrimination Law Online. The July 2007 supplement to Federal Discrimination Law 2005 covers significant cases decided in the federal unlawful discrimination jurisdiction since March 2005. Federal Discrimination Law 2005 provides a comprehensive overview of case law in the federal unlawful discrimination… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law 2005: Chapter 4: The Sex Discrimination Act
Chapter 4: The Sex Discrimination Act 4.1 Introduction to the SDA 4.1.1 Scope of the SDA 4.1.2 Limited Application Provisions and Constitutionality 4.2 Direct Discrimination under the SDA 4.2.1 Causation, Intention and Motive 4.2.2 Direct Sex Discrimination 4.2.3 Direct Marital Status Discrimination 4.2.4 Direct Pregnancy Discrimination 4.2.5 Discrimination on the Ground of Family… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law: full Table of Contents
View the full table of contents for federal discrimination law. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of inquiry: Application for exemption under Disability Discrimination Act section 55 and Sex Discrimination Act section 44: Civil Aviation medical standards
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) applied on 29 July 2002 to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission for temporary exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 ("SDA"), section 44, and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA"), section 55, for persons acting pursuant to existing Civil Aviation Regulations regarding medical fitness and proposed… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2002-2003: Chapter 8
Commissioner Pru Goward’s appointment to the position of Sex Discrimination Commissioner was announced on 29 June 2001. She commenced her term on 30 July 2001. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Temporary exemptions under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)
Section 44 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (the Sex Discrimination Act) gives the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) the power to grant temporary exemptions from certain provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act. Section 44 of the Sex Discrimination Act provides as follows. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
ANNETCO INC
The applicant, Annetco Inc (formerly WiN Support Services), is a “government funded not for profit organisation which provides services to people with a disability, the aged and their families/carers. Through the delivery of culturally appropriate specialist support services [the applicant] aims to empower people to live independently in the community and is able to offer support on an… -
14 December 2012Book page
The Right to a Discrimination-Free Workplace
The prohibition on discrimination in employment is a relatively recent, but now well-established, feature of the Australian legal environment. Laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace in Australia date back to 1966 when South Australia introduced the Prohibition of Discrimination Act 1966 (SA), to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race in aspects of employment and in the provision… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Federal Discrimination Law: Chapter 4 - The Sex Discrimination Act
The definitions of discrimination include both direct and indirect discrimination, with the exception of the definition of discrimination on the ground of family responsibilities, which is limited to direct discrimination. -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Amicus Submission: Ferneley
1. On 22 October 2001 the Sex Discrimination Commissioner ("the SD Commissioner") filed a Notice of Motion seeking to move the Court for orders that the SD Commissioner be granted leave to appear as amicus curiae in these proceedings, together with any consequential orders and directions. The Notice of Motion was supported by an affidavit of the SD Commissioner affirmed on 19 October… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Submission: Australia's Future Tax System (Retirement Income System) (2009)
Australia's Future Tax System (Retirement Income System) Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Review Panel on Australia's Future Tax System 27 February 2009 Download PDF Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 3.1 Remove Barriers to Women’s Workforce Participation 3.2 Increase life-time earnings for women by reducing the gender pay gap 3.3…