MAKING A COMPLAIN AGAINST DISCRIMINATION

If you wish to make a complaint under the anti-discrimination laws, you cannot go directly to a court or tribunal. You must first make a complaint to one of the relevant anti-discrimination agencies, that is: the Australian Human Rights Commission, which deals ...

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DETRIMENT

To make a complaint about discrimination, you need to have suffered some type of harm or loss because of it. A person cannot complain about a practice that they think is discriminatory but which does not affect them personally. Any ...

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DISCRIMINATION IN AREAS OF PUBLIC LIFE

Discrimination is only unlawful in specific areas of public life, not in all situations. Discrimination is generally unlawful in: work, including job selection, promotion, access to training opportunities and other benefits, and dismissal from work education, including primary and secondary ...

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DISCRIMINATION DUE TO IRRELEVANT CRIMINAL RECORD

South Australian law does not cover this ground of discrimination, but Commonwealth laws applying in South Australia cover discrimination on this ground in the area of work only. Commonwealth law In Commonwealth law, it is unlawful to impair equality of ...

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DISCRIMINATION DUE TO SOCIAL ORIGIN

South Australian law does not cover this ground of discrimination, but Commonwealth laws applying in South Australia cover discrimination on this ground in the area of work. The law is not clear about what this type of discrimination covers, but ...

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DISCRIMINATION DUE TO POLITICAL OPINION

South Australian law does not cover this ground of discrimination, but Commonwealth laws applying in South Australia cover discrimination on this ground in the area of work only. Commonwealth law In Commonwealth law, it is unlawful to treat a person ...

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RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS DRESS DISCRIMINATION

South Australian law does not cover religion in general but covers the wearing of religious dress, in work and education only. In South Australian law, it is unlawful to treat a person unfavourably in their work or their education because ...

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SEX DISCRIMINATION

This occurs where a person is treated unfavourably because of their sex or because of characteristics that people of that sex are thought to have. For example, it is sex discrimination to set inconsistent dress codes for men and women ...

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GENDER DISCRIMINATION

This type of discrimination occurs where a person is treated unfavourably because of their sexuality or gender, or because of characteristics that they are assumed to have because of their sexuality. For example, it is discrimination to refuse to hire ...

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RTACIAL HATRED AND DISCRIMINATION

Areas of discrimination on basis of race under SA law Under South Australian legislation it is unlawful to discriminate against a person on the basis of race in the following areas: employment membership of an association qualifying bodies education sale of land ...

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