Equity Legislation
Commonwealth of Australia
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
HREOC: A brief Guide to the DDA
Disability Standards for Education 2005
The Standards clarify the obligations of education and training providers to ensure that students with disabilities are able to access and participate in education without experiencing discrimination.
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999
An Act to require certain employers to promote equal opportunity for women in employment, to establish the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency and the office of the Director of Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace, and for related purposes
Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987
An Act to require certain Commonwealth authorities to promote equal opportunity in employment for women and persons in designated groups and for related purposes
Freedom of Information Act 1982
An Act to give to members of the public rights of access to official documents of the Government of the Commonwealth and of its agencies
General description of the Freedom of Information Act 1982
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986
An Act to establish the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), to make provision
in relation to human rights and in relation to equal opportunity in employment, and for related purposes.
Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994
Privacy Act 1988
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
This Act makes it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of the race of a person or of a relative or associate of that person.
HREOC Your Guide to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
This Act makes it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of sex, marital status or pregnancy; to sexually harass; or to dismiss a person from employment because of family responsibilities.
New South Wales
NSW Ombudsman
NSW Ombudsman: Guidelines
Complaint handling at universities: best practice guidelines
Anti-Discrimination Act (NSW) 1977
An Act to render unlawful racial, sex and other types of discrimination in certain circumstances and to promote equality of opportunity between all persons. [This is the latest version of this legislation and relates to the period commencing on 6 June 2007. Carers' Responsibilities: See Part 4 B of the Act. See also the UNE Carers' Responsibilities guidelines .]
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Amendment 2005 (.pdf)
Amendment passed by Parliament on 26 October 2004, to commence on 2 May 2005.
Lawlink NSW: Anti - Discrimination Board (ADB)
ADB Carers' Responsibilities Discrimination Guidelines
(NSW) Community Relations Commission and Principles of Multiculturism Act 2000
An Act to establish principles of multiculturalism as the policy of the State; to constitute the Community Relations Commission of New South Wales; to provide for its objectives and functions; to repeal the Ethnic Affairs Commission Act 1979 and to amend certain other Acts and regulations; and for other purposes.
NSW Defamation Act 2005
An Act to enact in New South Wales provisions to promote uniform laws of defamation in Australia; to repeal the Defamation Act 1974 ; to amend the Crimes Act 1900 in relation to criminal defamation; to amend the Limitation Act 1969 in relation to the limitation period for defamation actions; and for other purposes.
(NSW) Freedom of Information Act 1989 from NSW Legislation website
(NSW) Freedom of Information Act 1989 from the Australasian Legal Information Institute
An Act to require information concerning documents held by the Government to be made available to the public, to enable a member of the public to obtain access to documents held by the Government and to enable a member of the public to ensure that records held by the Government concerning his or her personal affairs are not incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading; and to make consequential amendments to certain other Acts.
Guidelines for using FOI in NSW
(NSW) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
An Act to provide for the protection of personal information, and for the protection of the privacy of individuals generally; to provide for the appointment of a Privacy Commissioner; to repeal the Privacy Committee Act 1975 ; and for other purposes . (As at 1May 2007.)
(NSW) State Records Act 1998
An Act to make provision for the creation, management and protection of the records of public offices of the State and to provide for public access to those records, to establish the State Records Authority; and for other purposes.