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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984 - NOTES

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Equal Opportunity Act 1984

83 of 1984

7 Dec 1984

8 Jul 1985 (see s. 2 and Gazette 5 Jul 1985 p. 2387)

Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 3 8

98 of 1985

4 Dec 1985

1 Jul 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Jun 1986 p. 2255)

Equal Opportunity Amendment Act 1988 9

40 of 1988

30 Nov 1988

s. 14-26, 28 and 31-33: 30 Nov 1988 (see s. 2(2));
balance: 20 Jan 1989 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 13 Jan 1989 p. 61)

Equal Opportunity Amendment Act 1992 10, 11

74 of 1992

11 Dec 1992

s. 4-8, 10-31, 33-35 and 37-40: 8 Jan 1993 (see s. 2(2));
balance (subject to s. 9(2) and (3) and s. 36(2)): 11 Dec 1992 (see s. 2(1))

Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994 s. 19

32 of 1994

29 Jun 1994

1 Oct 1994 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Sep 1994 p. 4948)

Energy Corporations (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 1994 s. 109

89 of 1994

15 Dec 1994

1 Jan 1995 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 23 Dec 1994 p. 7069)

Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 s. 147

78 of 1995

16 Jan 1996

4 Nov 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Oct 1996 p. 5632)

Reprint of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 as at 16 Apr 1996 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1996 s. 4

14 of 1996

28 Jun 1996

1 Jul 1996 (see s. 2)

Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 s. 71(1)

42 of 1996

16 Oct 1996

1 Jan 1997 (see s. 2 and Gazette 12 Nov 1996 p. 6301)

Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1996 s. 28

43 of 1996

16 Oct 1996

9 Nov 1996 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 8 Nov 1996 p. 6265)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Family Court) Act 1997 s. 31

41 of 1997

9 Dec 1997

26 Sep 1998 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Sep 1998 p. 5295)

Equal Opportunity Amendment Act (No. 3) 1997

42 of 1997

9 Dec 1997

s. 4: 1 Dec 1993 (see s. 2(2));
balance: 6 Jan 1998 (see s. 2(1))

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 1997 s. 55

57 of 1997

15 Dec 1997

15 Dec 1997 (see s. 2(1))

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1998 s. 33

10 of 1998

30 Apr 1998

30 Apr 1998 (see s. 2(1))

Friendly Societies (Western Australia) Act 1999 s. 19

2 of 1999

25 Mar 1999

24 May 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 21 May 1999 p. 1999)

Reprint of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 as at 7 May 1999 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Friendly Societies (Western Australia) Act 1999)

School Education Act 1999 s. 247

36 of 1999

2 Nov 1999

1 Jan 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7904)

Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999 s. 101

58 of 1999

24 Dec 1999

16 Dec 2000 (see s. 2(5) and Gazette 15 Dec 2000 p. 7201)

Gender Reassignment Act 2000 s. 28

2 of 2000

12 Apr 2000

19 Dec 2001 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Dec 2001 p. 6489)

Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2000 s. 14(13)

24 of 2000

4 Jul 2000

4 Jul 2000 (see s. 2)

Reprint of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 as at 21 Jul 2000 (includes amendments listed above except those in the School Education Act 1999, Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999 and the Gender Reassignment Act 2000)

Building Societies Amendment Act 2001 s. 48

12 of 2001

13 Jul 2001

13 Jul 2001 (see s. 2)

Acts Amendment (Lesbian and Gay Law Reform) Act 2002 Pt. 8 12

3 of 2002

17 Apr 2002

21 Sep 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 20 Sep 2002 p. 4693)

Labour Relations Reform Act 2002 s. 183

20 of 2002

8 Jul 2002

1 Aug 2002 (see s. 2 and Gazette 26 Jul 2002 p. 3459)

Acts Amendment and Repeal (Courts and Legal Practice) Act 2003 s. 33 and 112

65 of 2003

4 Dec 2003

1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 30 Dec 2003 p. 5722)

Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141

59 of 2004

23 Nov 2004

1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128)

State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 43 13, 14

55 of 2004

24 Nov 2004

1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)

Reprint 4: The Equal Opportunity Act 1984 as at 1 Apr 2005 (includes amendments listed above except those in the Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004)

Electricity Corporations Act 2005 s. 139

18 of 2005

13 Oct 2005

1 Apr 2006 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 31 Mar 2006 p. 1153)

Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 s. 452(1) 15

28 of 2006

26 Jun 2006

1 Jul 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 27 Jun 2006 p. 2347)

Solicitor-General Amendment Act 2006 s. 12

29 of 2006

30 Jun 2006

18 Jul 2006 (see s. 2)

Liquor and Gaming Legislation Amendment Act 2006 s. 117 

73 of 2006

13 Dec 2006

7 May 2007 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1 May 2007 p. 1893)

Financial Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2006 s. 17

77 of 2006

21 Dec 2006

1 Feb 2007 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 19 Jan 2007 p. 137)

Reprint 5: The Equal Opportunity Act 1984 as at 2 Mar 2007 (includes amendments listed above)

Acts Amendment (Justice) Act 2008 Pt. 10

5 of 2008

31 Mar 2008

30 Sep 2008 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 11 Jul 2008 p. 3253)

Legal Profession Act 2008 s. 661

21 of 2008

27 May 2008

1 Mar 2009 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Feb 2009 p. 511)

Acts Amendment (Bankruptcy) Act 2009 s. 36

18 of 2009

16 Sep 2009

17 Sep 2009 (see s. 2(b))

1a On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Short title

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Housing Societies Repeal Act 2005 s. 26 16

17 of 2005

5 Oct 2005

To be proclaimed (see s. 2(3) and (4))

Co-operatives Act 2009 s. 509 and 514 17

24 of 2009

22 Oct 2009

s. 509: to be proclaimed (see s. 2(b));

s .514: operative on the last day of the period of 2 years after the day fixed under s. 2(b) (see s. 2(c))

2 Repealed by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986 s. 4 of the Commonwealth (No. 126 of 1986). Now see the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 of the Commonwealth.

3 Repealed by the Financial Institutions (Western Australia) Act 1992 s. 22(1) which was repealed by the Acts Amendment and Repeal (Financial Sector Reform) Act 1999 s. 5.

4 The Uniform Building By-laws 1974 were repealed in Gazette 28 July 1989 p. 2280.

5 Under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 s. 112(2), a reference in a written law to the Public Service Commissioner or Public Service Board is, unless the contrary intention appears or it is otherwise provided under the Acts Amendment (Public Sector Management) Act 1994, to be construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to the Minister for Public Sector Management (as defined in the Interpretation Act 1984). This reference was amended under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(5)(a).

6 Under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 s. 112(1), a reference to the Public Service Act 1978 is to be read as a reference to the Public Sector Management Act 1994. The reference was changed under the Reprints Acts 1984 s. 7(3)(g).

7 Now known as the Police Service.

8 The Acts Amendment (Financial Administration and Audit) Act 1985 s. 4 is a savings and transitional provision that is of no further effect.

9 The Equal Opportunity Amendment Act 1988 s. 33 is a transitional provision that is of no further effect.

10 The Equal Opportunity Amendment Act 1992 s. 36(2) is a saving provision that is of no further effect.

11 The Equal Opportunity Amendment Act 1992 s. 9(2) and (3) read as follows:

“
(2) To the extent that it affects the application of the principal Act to conduct by a person who was, at the time of the conduct, a Member of Parliament, subsection (1) is deemed to have come into operation immediately after the commencement of the principal Act.

(3) Where a contravention of the principal Act is alleged to have been committed before the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent and it would not have been a contravention but for subsection (2), the reference in section 83(4) of the principal Act to the date on which the contravention is alleged to have been committed is to be regarded as a reference to the day on which this Act received the Royal Assent.

”.

12 The Acts Amendment (Lesbian and Gay Law Reform) Act 2002 s. 51(3) reads as follows:

“

(3) Despite the repeal of section 34(1) by this section, that subsection continues to have effect for 12 months from the date of that repeal.

”.

13 The State Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction) Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 Pt. 5, the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 s. 167 and 169, and the State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 28 and 42 deal with certain transitional issues some of which may be relevant for this Act.

14 The State Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2004 r. 48 reads as follows:

“

48. Equal Opportunity Act 1984

Unless the context otherwise requires, where in an arrangement made under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 section 7 there is a reference to the Equal Opportunity Tribunal that reference is to be read and construed as a reference to the State Administrative Tribunal.

”.

15 The Machinery of Government (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 section 454 provides general transitional provisions concerning references to chief executive officers that are amended or repealed by that Act.

16 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Housing Societies Repeal Act 2005 s. 26 had not come into operation. It reads as follows:

“

26. Equal Opportunity Act 1984 amended

(1) The amendments in this section are to the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.

(2) Section 35N(1) is amended as follows:

(a) after paragraph (b) by inserting —

“ or ”;

(b) after paragraph (c) by deleting “; or” and inserting a full stop;

(c) by deleting paragraph (d).

(3) Section 66ZS(1)(a) is amended as follows:

(a) after subparagraph (ii) by inserting —

“ or ”;

(b) after subparagraph (iii) by deleting “or”;

(c) by deleting subparagraph (iv).

(4) Section 69(1)(b) is amended as follows:

(a) after subparagraph (ii) by inserting —

“ or ”;

(b) after subparagraph (iii) by deleting “or”;

(c) by deleting subparagraph (iv).

”.

17 On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Co-operatives Act 2009 s. 509 and 514 had not come into operation. They read as follows:


509. Equal Opportunity Act 1984 amended

(1) This section amends the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.

(2) In section 35N(1)(a) after “1903” insert:


or of a co-operative registered under the Co-operatives Act 2009


(3) In section 66ZS(1)(a)(i) after “1903” insert:


or of a co-operative registered under the Co-operatives Act 2009


(4) In section 69(1)(b)(i) after “1903” insert:


or of a co-operative registered under the Co-operatives Act 2009


514. Equal Opportunity Act 1984 amended

(1) This section amends the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.

(2) In section 35N(1)(a) delete “of a society registered under the Co-operative and Provident Societies Act 1903 or”.

(3) In section 66ZS(1)(a)(i) delete “of a society registered under the Co-operative and Provident Societies Act 1903 or”.

(4) In section 69(1)(b)(i) delete “of a society registered under the Co-operative and Provident Societies Act 1903 or”.