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| Region | Australia |
| Issue | LGBT 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 discrimination. Other states and territories would pass laws protecting LGBTIQ+ people from discrimination at varying times. The Workplace Relations Act of 1996 provided federal protections from discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation, but federal law wouldn’t include all areas or gender identity until 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 discrimination. Other states and territories would pass laws protecting LGBTIQ+ people from discrimination at varying times. The Workplace Relations Act of 1996 provided federal protections from discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation, but federal law wouldn’t include all areas or gender identity until 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 |