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| Region | Australia |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jun 28, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The "Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act of 2013" introduced new protections for discrimination against LGBT people in employment, explicitly including gender identity under federal protections. |
| Sources | https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5026 |
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| Description | The "Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act of 2013" introduced new protections for discrimination against LGBT people in employment. | The "Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act of 2013" introduced new protections for discrimination against LGBT people in employment, explicitly including gender identity under federal protections. |
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| Description | Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act 2013 | The "Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act of 2013" introduced new protections for discrimination against LGBT people in employment. |
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| Sources | http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/95486/112447/F806805250/AUS95486.pdf | https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5026 |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jun 28, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act 2013 |
| Sources | http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/95486/112447/F806805250/AUS95486.pdf |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Under certain exceptions of the national Sex Discrimination Act, there are a number of permanent general exceptions including being able to discriminate based on sex, marital status or pregnancy status of an employee or student in an educational institution (for religious purposes)
Source: https://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/FOI/Documents/Commonwealth%20Anti-Discrimination%20Legislation.pdf"