ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1998
- Act 46 of 1998 - Royal Assent 18 December 1998Table of Provisions
Long TitlePART 1 - Preliminary
PART 2 - Anti-Discrimination Commissioner
- 5 Appointment of Commissioner
- 6 Functions of Commissioner
- 7 Powers of Commissioner
- 8 Delegation
- 9 Arrangements with Commonwealth
- 10 Annual report
- 11 Special report
PART 3 - Tribunal
PART 4 - Discrimination and prohibited conduct Division 1 -
DiscriminationDivision 2 - Prohibited conduct
- 17 Prohibition of certain conduct and sexual harassment
- 18 Prohibition of victimisation
- 19 Inciting hatred
- 20 Promoting discrimination and prohibited conduct
- 21 Prohibition of aiding contravention of this Act
Division 3 - Application of Act to certain areas of activity
- 22 Areas of activity
PART 5 - Exceptions and exemptions Division 1 - General exceptions
- 23 Charities
- 24 Actions required by law
- 25 Disadvantaged groups and special needs
- 26 Equal opportunities
Division 2 - Exceptions relating to certain attributes
Division 3 - Exceptions relating to age
- 31 Sporting activity of particular age group
- 32 Clubs for particular age groups
- 33 Superannuation for persons of particular age group
- 34 Insurance and financial services for particular age group
- 35 Retirement on basis of age
- 36 Employment based on age
- 37 Education for persons of particular age group
- 38 Benefits and concessions
- 39 Accompanied by adult
Division 4 - Exceptions relating to race
Division 5 - Exceptions relating to disability
- 43 Sporting activity for persons with disabilities
- 44 Insurance and superannuation for persons with disabilities
- 45 Employment based on disability
- 46 Education for persons with disabilities
- 47 Infectious disease
- 48 Access and provision of services
Division 6 - Exceptions relating to industrial activity
- 49 Employment based on industrial activity
Division 7 - Exceptions relating to irrelevant criminal record
- 50 Dealing with children
Division 8 - Exceptions relating to religious belief, affiliation or
activity- 51 Employment based on religion
- 51A Admission of person as student based on religion
- 52 Participation in religious observance
Division 9 - Exceptions relating to political belief, affiliation or
activity- 53 Employment
Division 10 - Exceptions relating to other issues
Division 11 - Exemptions
- 55A Section 55A
- 55B Section 55B
- 56 Application for exemption
- 57 Grant and renewal of exemption
- 58 Notification relating to exemption
- 59 Review of exemptions
PART 6 - Dispute resolution Division 1 - Interpretation
- 59A Interpretation
Division 1A - Complaints
- 60 Who may complain
- 60A Appointment of litigation guardian
- 61 Acting on behalf of complainant
- 62 Form of complaint
- 62A Combining complaints
- 63 Time limit on complaints
- 64 Rejection of complaints
- 65 Review of rejected complaints
- 65A Amendment of complaints
- 66 Agreements not to complain
- 67 Notification of acceptance of complaints
- 68 Application to Commissioner to withdraw complaint
Division 2 - Investigation
- 69 Investigation of complaints
- 70 Referral by Minister
- 71 Completion of investigation
- 72 Review of rejection or dismissal
- 73 Lapsed complaints
Division 3 - Resolution of complaints
- 74 Resolution of complaints
- 75 Conciliation conference
- 75A Further investigation by Commissioner if no agreement reached by conciliation
- 76 Resolved complaint
- 77 Conciliation proceedings not admissible
Division 4 - Inquiry
- 78 Referral for inquiry
- 78A Section 78A
- 79 Referral report
- 79A Representation in inquiry
- 80 Directions conference
- 80A Section 80A
- 81 Proceedings relating to inquiry
- 82 Representative complaints
- 83 Ordinary complaint not precluded
- 84 Amendment of complaints
- 85 Hearing of inquiry
- 86 Section 86
- 86A Security for costs
- 87 Section 87
- 88 Section 88
- 89 Orders
- 90 Enforcement of orders
- 91 Referral of substantiated claims to Industrial Commission
- 92 Apologies and retractions
- 93 Reasons for orders
- 94 Conciliation and agreement
- 95 Section 95
- 96 Matters taken into account
Division 5 - Miscellaneous
- 96A Appeal of terms of settlement in relation to complaint involving children, &c.
- 97 Information and documents
- 98 Interim orders
- 98A Application to Tribunal to withdraw complaint from inquiry or review
- 99 Dismissal of complaint
- 99A Section 99A
- 100 Appeals
- 101 Proof of exceptions
PART 7 - Miscellaneous
- 102 Immunity for complainants and witnesses
- 103 Immunities
- 103A Commissioner and Tribunal members not required to give evidence in certain cases
- 104 Obligation of organisations
- 105 False and misleading statements
- 106 Offences in respect of proceedings
- 107 Admissibility in other proceedings
- 107A Publication of decisions
- 108 Application of Act
- 109 Regulations
- 110 Administration of Act
- 111 Savings and transitional
- 112 Sex Discrimination Act 1994 repealed SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2
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