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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO. 70, 2009) - NOTES

 

No. 70, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

  

  


Contents

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

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

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 3

Schedule 1--Age discrimination                                                                                     5

Age Discrimination Act 2004                                                                                    5

Schedule 2--Disability discrimination                                                                         6

Part 1--Amendments commencing 28 days after Royal Assent                    6

Disability Discrimination Act 1992                                                                         6

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986                         25

Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986                                 25

Part 2--Other amendments                                                                                         26

Disability Discrimination Act 1992                                                                       26

Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 (No. 1)             27

Schedule 3--Australian Human Rights Commission                                        28

Part 1--Name of the Commission                                                                            28

Division 1--Amendments commencing 28 days after Royal Assent                28

Age Discrimination Act 2004                                                                                  28

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002                                                               29

Civil Aviation Act 1988                                                                                            29

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918                                                                       30

Crimes (Torture) Act 1988                                                                                       30

Criminal Code Act 1995                                                                                          30

Defence Act 1903                                                                                                       30

Disability Discrimination Act 1992                                                                       31

Evidence Act 1995                                                                                                     32

Housing Assistance Act 1996                                                                                  32

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986                         32

Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994                                                          33

Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986                                 33

Migration Act 1958                                                                                                   33

Native Title Act 1993                                                                                                34

Privacy Act 1988                                                                                                       34

Privacy Amendment (Office of the Privacy Commissioner) Act 2000              35

Racial Discrimination Act 1975                                                                             36

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973                                                                           37

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                   37

Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994                                                39

Workplace Relations Act 1996                                                                               39

Division 2--Other amendments                                                                               41

Fair Work Act 2009                                                                                                   41

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                   42

Part 2--Other amendments                                                                                         43

Disability Discrimination Act 1992                                                                       43

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986                         43

Racial Discrimination Act 1975                                                                             49

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                   50

Schedule 4--Other amendments                                                                                  52

Racial Discrimination Act 1975                                                                             52

Sex Discrimination Act 1984                                                                                   52

 


 

 

 

Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009

No. 70, 2009

 

 

 

An Act to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and other laws relating to human rights, and for related purposes

[Assented to 8 July 2009]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:



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