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Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) s 109.
27 Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, Guideline: Preventing and responding to
workplace sexual harassment: Complying with the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (2020), 6.
28 Australian Human Rights Commission, Respect@Work: National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian
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29 Gender Equality Act 2020 (Vic) s 7.
30 ‘About the Gender Equality Act 2020’ Commission for Gender Equality in the Victorian Public Sector (Web
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31 Including gender reassignment: Equality Act 2010 (UK) s 4. ‘Public Equality Duties & Protected
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equalities-law/public-equality-duties>.
32 Equality Act 2010 (UK) s 4.
33 ‘Public Sector Equality Duty’, Equality and Human Rights Commission (Web Page, 26 March 2021) < https://
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34 ‘Public Sector Equality Duty’, Equality and Human Rights Commission (Web Page, 26 March 2021) < https://
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35 Sir William Macpherson, The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (February 1999) [6.39].
36 Sir William Macpherson, The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (February 1999) [6.54].
37 ‘Public Sector Equality Duty’, Equality and Human Rights Commission (Web Page, 26 March 2021) < https://
www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/public-sector-equality-duty>.
38 Race Relations Act 1976 (UK) c 74 s 71.
39 Australian Human Rights Commission, An International Comparison of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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40 Australian Human Rights Commission, An International Comparison of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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41 ‘Public Sector Equality Duty’, Equality and Human Rights Commission (Web Page, 26 March 2021) < https://
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