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Australian Human Rights Commission Regulations 2019.

Country/Territory
Australia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Human rights Social protection Equity Gender
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The Australian Human Rights Commission Regulations 2019 repeals the Australian Human Rights Commission Regulations 1989. The Regulation provides a definition of "discrimination" intended as (a) distinction, exclusion or preference made on the ground of: age; or a medical record; or an irrelevant criminal record; or disability; or marital or relationship status; or nationality; or sexual orientation; or trade union activity; (b) any distinction, exclusion or preference made on one or more of the grounds specified in subparagraphs (a)(iii) to (viii) which existed in relation to a person but which has ceased to exist in relation to that person; (c) any distinction, exclusion or preference made on the basis of the imputation to a person of any ground specified in paragraph (a) or (b).

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Act No. 125 of 1986).

Legislation | Australia | 1986 (2022)

Keyword: Human rights, Business/industry/corporations, Access-to-information, Offences/penalties, Court/tribunal, Enforcement/compliance, Indigenous peoples, Economic/social/cultural rights, Social protection, Equity, Gender

Source: FAO, FAOLEX