ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT (BREASTFEEDING) ACT 2007
 
 
- As at 2 November 2007
 
- Act 45 of 2007
 
 
 
 
 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS
 


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Name of Act

2. Commencement

3. Amendment of Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 No 48

4. Repeal of Act


SCHEDULE 1

 

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT (BREASTFEEDING) ACT 2007
- LONG TITLE
 
 
An Act to amend the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 with respect to discrimination
on the ground of breastfeeding.
 

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT (BREASTFEEDING) ACT 2007
- SECT 1
Name of Act
 
 
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Breastfeeding) Act 2007.
 

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT (BREASTFEEDING) ACT 2007
- SECT 2
Commencement
 
 
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent.
 

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT (BREASTFEEDING) ACT 2007
- SECT 3
Amendment of Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 No 48
 
 
3 Amendment of Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 No 48
The Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
 

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT (BREASTFEEDING) ACT 2007
- SECT 4
Repeal of Act
 
 
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     (1) This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which this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.
 

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT (BREASTFEEDING) ACT 2007
- 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
[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.
 

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT (BREASTFEEDING) ACT 2007
- NOTES
 

Note:
The Act was repealed by sec 4 (1) of this Act with effect from 2.11.2007.




 

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT (BREASTFEEDING) ACT 2007
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Historical notes
The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

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Table of amending instrumentsAnti-Discrimination Amendment
(Breastfeeding) Act 2007 No 45. Assented to 1.11.2007. Date of commencement,
assent, sec 2.