Unlawful discrimination enquiries and complaints by ground The Human Rights Act makes it unlawful to discriminate on a wide range of grounds and specific personal characteristics. In addition, there are other types of unlawful discrimination such as sexual harassment, racial harassment, victimisation, and if an employer treats an employee adversely because they are affected by family violence or because their employer thinks they might be.24 Chart 3 compares the grounds of unlawful discrimination (including the specific types) in enquiries and complaints raised with the Commission in 2018/19. Race-related consolidated includes race, colour, national and ethnic origin. Chart 3 : The alleged grounds of unlawful discrimination in enquiries and complaints raised with the Commission in 2018/19 Disability 411 369 Race related grounds consolidated Sex 183 135 Age Sexual harassment 106 Religious belief 87 Family status 81 79 Racial harassment Racial disharmony 59 Sexual orientation 37 Marital status 31 Ethical belief 27 Employment status 27 Political opinion 25 Victimisation 15 Domestic violence 2 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 24 The Domestic Violence Victims’ Protection Act 2018 amended the Human Rights Act with the insertion of section 62A. 38 Human Rights Commission