December 2021
A reform agenda for federal discrimination laws
Figure 1.5: Overlapping laws
State and territory
unlawful
discrimination laws
Fair Work/
Work
industrial
Health and
laws
Safety laws
Commonwealth ‘unlawful
discrimination’
•
Age Discrimination Act
•
Disability Discrimination Act
•
Sex Discrimination Act
•
Racial Discrimination Act
‘Discrimination in
employment’ (ILO)
and ‘Human rights’
complaints
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