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Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

Pays/Territoire
Australie
Sous-division territoriale
Victoria
Type du document
Législation
Date
2010 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Terre et sols, Général
Mot clé
Équité Genre Gouvernance Protection sociale Droits de l'homme Droits économiques, sociaux et culturels Institution Infractions/sanctions Règlement des différends Propriété Location
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud
Résumé

The main purposes of this Act are (a) to re-enact and extend the law relating to equal opportunity and protection against discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation; and (b) to amend the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 in relation to dispute resolution; and (c) to make consequential amendments to the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and other Acts. The objectives of this Act are (a) to eliminate discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation, to the greatest possible extent; (b) to further promote and protect the right to equality set out in the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities; (c) to encourage the identification and elimination of systemic causes of discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation; (d) to promote and facilitate the progressive realisation of equality, as far as reasonably practicable, by recognising that— (i) discrimination can cause social and economic disadvantage and that access to opportunities is not equitably distributed throughout society; (ii) equal application of a rule to different groups can have unequal results or outcomes; (iii) the achievement of substantive equality may require the making of reasonable adjustments and reasonable accommodation and the taking of special measures; (e) to enable the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to encourage best practice and facilitate compliance with this Act by undertaking Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Part 1—Preliminary Equal Opportunity Act 2010 No. 16 of 2010 3 research, educative and enforcement functions; (f) to enable the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to resolve disputes about discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation in a timely and effective manner, and to also provide direct access to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for resolution of such disputes

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content.legislation.vic.gov.au