Part I Preliminary
Section 4
educational institution means a school, college, university or other
institution at which education or training is provided.
employment includes:
(a) part-time and temporary employment;
(b) work under a contract for services; and
(c) work as a Commonwealth employee; and
(d) work as a State employee of a State.
Note 1:
Other parts of speech and grammatical forms of “employment” (for
example, “employer” and “employee”) have a corresponding meaning
(see section 18A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).
Note 2:
See also sections 108 (Commonwealth employee) and 109 (State
employee).
employment agency means any person who or body that, whether
for payment or not, assists persons to find employment or other
work or assists employers to find employees or workers, and
includes the Commonwealth Employment Service.
enactment has the same meaning as in the Australian Human
Rights Commission Act 1986.
family responsibilities has the meaning given by section 4A.
function includes duty.
gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance or
mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of a person
(whether by way of medical intervention or not), with or without
regard to the person’s designated sex at birth.
harass on the ground of sex has the meaning given by
section 28AA.
Note:
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Other parts of speech and grammatical forms of “harass on the ground
of sex” (for example, “harassment on the ground of sex”) have a
corresponding meaning (see section 18A of the Acts Interpretation Act
1901).
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Compilation date: 11/09/2021
Authorised Version C2021C00420 registered 08/10/2021
Registered: 08/10/2021