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| Region | Australia |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Dec 20, 1982 |
| End Date | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Description | In 1982, New South Wales added homosexuality as a protected characteristic from employment discrimination. Other states and territories would pass laws protecting LGBTIQ+ people from employment discrimination at varying times. The Workplace Relations Act of 1996 provided federal protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, but some states also provided it to gender identity. Federal law would include gender identity in 2013. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20230511014502/https://legacy.legislation.nsw.gov.au/acts/1982-142.pdf https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/repealed_act/wra1996220/ https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03679/2006-03-27/text |
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| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Dec 20, 1982 |
| End Date | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Description | In 1982, New South Wales added homosexuality as a protected characteristic from employment discrimination. Other states and territories would pass laws protecting LGBTIQ+ people from employment discrimination at varying times. The Workplace Relations Act of 1996 provided federal protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, but some states also provided it to gender identity. Federal law would include gender identity in 2013. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20230511014502/https://legacy.legislation.nsw.gov.au/acts/1982-142.pdf https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/repealed_act/wra1996220/ https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03679/2006-03-27/text |