Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 The Bill was introduced to parliament on 30 September 2010, and if passed will amend a number of areas, including; breastfeeding, family responsibilities and the definition of sexual harassment. The definition of sexual harassment is amplified by the inclusion of: (a)          the sex, age, marital status, sexual [...]

By Lawyers Weekly Robert McClelland’s backdown from the national Human Rights Act is “yet another humiliation for the lame duck Attorney-General”, according to Senator George Brandis SC. Read more

Queensland human rights advocate and barrister Stephen Keim SC has been awarded the 2009 Human Rights Medal by the Australian Human Rights Commission.   Read more in Lawyers Weekly.

Employers need to be aware of a number of significant changes that have recently been made to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) and other federal anti discrimination laws. The changes are a result of the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (the Act), which was introduced into the Federal [...]

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