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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (RESPECT AT WORK) ACT 2022 (NO. 85, 2022) - NOTES

 

No. 85, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

  

  


Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 2

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 3

4............ Review of operation of amendments................................................... 3

Schedule 1--Hostile workplace environments                                                      4

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                     4

Schedule 2--Positive duty                                                                                                 7

Part 1--Duty                                                                                                                     7

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                     7

Part 2--Compliance                                                                                                     11

Division 1--Amendments commencing day after Royal Assent                     11

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                                11

Division 2--Amendments commencing 12 months after Royal Assent         12

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                                12

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986                                 19

Schedule 3--Inquiries into systemic unlawful discrimination                  21

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                                21

Schedule 4--Representative applications                                                              24

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                                24

Schedule 6--Amendment of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 28

Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012                                                                   28

Schedule 7--Victimisation                                                                                              33

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                  33

Age Discrimination Act 2004                                                                                  33

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                                35

Disability Discrimination Act 1992                                                                       36

Racial Discrimination Act 1975                                                                             37

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                   38

Part 2--Application and transitional provisions                                            39

Schedule 8--Other amendments                                                                                 43

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                                43

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                   43

 

 


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Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Act 2022

No. 85, 2022

 

 

 

An Act to amend the law relating to discrimination, human rights and gender equality, and for other purposes

[Assented to 12 December 2022]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

 

[Minister's second reading speech made in--

House of Representatives on 27 September 2022

Senate on 21 November 2022]

 

(93/22)

 



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