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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Objects  
  • 4 Interpretation  
  • 4A Assistance animals  
  • 5 Act to bind Crown  
  • 5A Application of Criminal Code  

PART 2--ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER

PART 2A--POSITIVE DUTY TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND VICTIMISATION

  • 18A Purpose of Part  
  • 18B Duty to eliminate discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation  
  • 18C Investigations  
  • 18D Outcome of investigation  

PART 3--DISCRIMINATION

Division 1--Prohibited grounds of discrimination

Division 2--Prohibited conduct

  • 22 Prohibition of sexual harassment  
  • 23 Prohibition of victimisation  
  • 24 Duty to accommodate special need  
  • 25 Discriminatory advertising  
  • 26 Unnecessary information  
  • 27 Prohibition of aiding contravention of Act  

PART 4--AREAS OF ACTIVITIES WHERE DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 28 Areas of activities  

Division 2--Education

  • 29 Discrimination in education  
  • 30 Exemptions  

Division 3--Work

Division 4--Accommodation

  • 38 Discrimination in accommodation area  
  • 39 Discrimination by refusing to allow reasonable alterations  
  • 40 Exemptions  

Division 5--Goods, services and facilities

  • 41 Discrimination in goods, services and facilities area  
  • 42 Exemptions – services for members of one sex  
  • 43 Exemptions – cultural or religious sites  
  • 44 Exemptions – age-based benefits  
  • 45 Exemptions – child to be accompanied by adult  

Division 6--Clubs

  • 46 Discrimination in club membership and club activities  
  • 47 Exemptions  

Division 7--Insurance and superannuation

  • 48 Discrimination in insurance and superannuation  
  • 49 Exemptions  

Division 8--Administration of laws and government programs

  • 49A Discrimination in administration of laws and government programs  

PART 5--EXEMPTIONS

Division 1--General exemptions

  • 50 Legal incapacity  
  • 51 Religious bodies  
  • 52 Charities  
  • 53 Acts done in compliance with legislation, etc.  
  • 54 Pregnancy or childbirth  
  • 55 Public health  
  • 56 Sport  
  • 57 Special measures  
  • 58 Accommodating special need unreasonable  

Division 2--Granting of exemptions

PART 6--RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS

Division 1--Complaints

PART 7--APPEALS

  • 106 Appeals against decision of Tribunal  
  • 107 Powers of Supreme Court  

PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

PART 9--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2015

  • 118 Definitions  
  • 119 Complaint made before commencement  
  • 120 Offence provisions – before and after commencement  

PART 10--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT ACT 2022

  • 121 Definitions  
  • 122 Complaint made before commencement  
  • 123 Application of amendments  
  • 124 Offence provisions – before commencement  
  • ENDNOTES

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