Part I Preliminary
Section 11
discrimination on the ground of pregnancy or potential pregnancy,
discrimination on the ground of breastfeeding or discrimination on
the ground of family responsibilities.
(3) This Act is not intended to exclude or limit the operation of a law
of a State or Territory that is capable of operating concurrently
with this Act.
(4) Where:
(a) a law of a State or Territory deals with a matter dealt with by
this Act; and
(b) a person has made a complaint, instituted a proceeding or
taken any other action under that law in respect of an act or
omission in respect of which the person would, but for this
subsection, have been entitled to make a complaint under the
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 alleging that
the act or omission is unlawful under a provision of Part II of
this Act;
the person is not entitled to make a complaint or institute a
proceeding under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act
1986 alleging that the act or omission is unlawful under a provision
of Part II of this Act.
(5) Where:
(a) a law of a State or Territory deals with a matter dealt with by
this Act; and
(b) an act or omission by a person that constitutes an offence
against that law also constitutes an offence against this Act;
the person may be prosecuted and convicted either under that law
of the State or Territory or under this Act, but nothing in this
subsection renders a person liable to be punished more than once in
respect of the same act or omission.
11 Operation of State and Territory laws that further objects of
relevant international instruments
(1) A reference in this section to this Act is a reference to this Act as it
has effect by virtue of subsection 9(10).
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Compilation No. 42
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Compilation date: 11/09/2021
Authorised Version C2021C00420 registered 08/10/2021
Registered: 08/10/2021