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New South Wales
Anti-Discrimination Amendment
(Breastfeeding) Bill 2007
Contents
Page
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 No 48 2
4 Repeal of Act 2
Schedule 1 Amendments 3
I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has
finally passed the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New
South Wales.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2007
New South Wales
Anti-Discrimination Amendment
(Breastfeeding) Bill 2007
Act No , 2007
An Act to amend the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 with respect to discrimination on
the ground of breastfeeding.
I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as
finally passed by both Houses.
Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1 Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Breastfeeding) Bill 2007
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Breastfeeding)
Act 2007.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent.
3 Amendment of Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 No 48
The Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
4 Repeal of Act
(1) This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which this Act
commences.
(2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30
of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.
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Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Breastfeeding) Bill 2007
Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments
(Section 3)
[1] Section 24 What constitutes discrimination on the ground of sex
Insert after section 24 (1B):
(1C) For the purposes of this section, but without limiting the
generality of this section, the fact that a woman is breastfeeding
or may breastfeed is a characteristic that appertains generally to
women. For the purposes of this Act, breastfeeding includes the
act of expressing breast milk.
[2] Section 24 (2) (c)
Insert at the end of section 24 (2) (b):
, or
(c) are a woman who is breastfeeding and a man.
[3] Section 35 Pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding
Omit "or childbirth". Insert instead ", childbirth or breastfeeding".
[4] Schedule 1 Savings and transitional provisions
Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):
Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Breastfeeding) Act 2007
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Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Breastfeeding) Bill 2007
Schedule 1 Amendments
[5] Schedule 1, Part 7
Insert after clause 17:
Part 7 Anti-Discrimination Amendment
(Breastfeeding) Act 2007
18 Operation of amendments
An amendment made by the Anti-Discrimination Amendment
(Breastfeeding) Act 2007 does not apply to or in respect of
anything done or omitted to be done before the commencement
of the amendment.
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