December 2021 A reform agenda for federal discrimination laws Endnotes 1 National Conversation on Human Rights, Terms of Reference, 14 December 2018, available online: <https:// humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/ahrc_tor_national_conversation2019.pdf>. 2 Australian Human Rights Commission, Free and Equal: Issues Paper (April 2019) <https://humanrights.gov.au/ sites/default/files/document/publication/ahrc_free_equal_issues_paper_2019_final.pdf>. 3 Australian Human Rights Commission, Discussion Paper: Priorities for federal discrimination law reform (2019) <https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rights-and-freedoms/publications/discussion-paper-prioritiesfederal-discrimination-law>: Australian Human Rights Commission, Discussion paper: A model for positive human rights reform (2019) <https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rights-and-freedoms/publications/discussionpaper-model-positive-human-rights-reform-2019>; Australian Human Rights Commission, Discussion paper: Ensuring effective national accountability for human rights (2019) < https://humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/ files/19.10.14_discussion_paper-ensuring_effective_national_accountability_final.pdf>. 4 ‘Free and Equal Conference’, Australian Human Rights Commission (Web Page, 2019) <https://humanrights. gov.au/free-and-equal-conference#:~:text=The%20Free%20and%20Equal%20conference,rights%20into%20 the%2021st%20Century>. 5 Law Council of Australia, Submission 156, Free & Equal Inquiry, [97]. 6 Beth Gaze and Belinda Smith, Equality and Discrimination Law in Australia: An Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 2017) 13. 7 For example, the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ‘helped redefine the role of women in Australian society’: ‘Defining Moments: Sex Discrimination Act’, <Sex Discrimination Act | National Museum of Australia (nma.gov. au)>. The framework of setting up standards was ‘innovative’: Chris Ronalds and Elizabeth Raper, Discrimination Law and Practice (Federation Press, 4th ed, 2012), extract in Neil Rees, Simon Rice and Dominique Allen, Australian Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Law (Federation Press, 3rd ed, 2018) 5, 6. 8 Neil Rees, Simon Rice and Dominique Allen, Australian Anti-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Law (Federation Press, 3rd ed, 2018) [1.7.1]. 9 Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to Attorney-General’s Department, Consolidation of Discrimination Law Discussion Paper (6 December 2011) [11]. 10 Productivity Commission, Review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Report No 30, 2004) 134. Ch 6 examines ‘benefits and costs’. 11 Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to Attorney-General’s Department, Consolidation of Discrimination Law Discussion Paper (6 December 2011) [15]. 12 Deloitte Access Economics, The Economic Costs of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Final Report, February 2019) 5. 46 FREE AND EQUAL An Australian Conversation on Human Rights