Title Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
Database Bills & Legislation
Long Title a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to sex and age discrimination, and for related purposes
Date 24-05-2011 05:04 PM
Source House of Reps
Parl No. 43
Bill Number 207/10
Bill Type Government
Portfolio Attorney-General
Reps Bill Code O
Status Act
System Id legislation/bills/r4459_aspassed/0000


Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
</head> <body lang="EN-AU"> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="Session">2010‑2011</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Parliament of the</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Commonwealth of Australia</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="House">HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Reading">As passed by both Houses</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="ConfidenceBlock"/><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="ShortT">Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2011</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Actno">No.      , 2011</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="LongT">A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to sex and age discrimination, and for related purposes</p> <p class="MsoHeader"><span class="CharAmSchNo"> </span><span class="CharAmSchText"> </span></p> <p class="MsoHeader"><span class="CharAmPartNo"> </span><span class="CharAmPartText"> </span></p> </div> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <div class="WordSection2"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Contents</span></p> <p class="MsoToc5"><a name="BKCheck15B_1"/>1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1</p> <p class="MsoToc5">2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1</p> <p class="MsoToc5">3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2</p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 1—Amendments relating to sex discrimination<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">                             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">3</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 1—Amendment of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                       </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">3</span></p> <p class="MsoToc8">Division 1—Amendments<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                                                         </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">3</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Sex Discrimination Act 1984<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                                    </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">3</span></p> <p class="MsoToc8">Division 2—Application of amendments<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">12</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 2—Consequential amendment<span style="font-size: 9.0pt">                                                                     </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">13</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">13</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 2—Amendments relating to age discrimination<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">                          </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">14</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 1—Amendment of the Age Discrimination Act 2004<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                    </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">14</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Age Discrimination Act 2004<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                                 </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">14</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 2—Consequential amendments<span style="font-size: 9.0pt">                                                                   </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">18</span></p> <p class="MsoToc8">Division 1—Amendments<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                                                       </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">18</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                                               </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">18</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Fair Work Act 2009<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style: normal">                                                                                                  </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">18</span></p> <p class="MsoToc8">Division 2—Application of amendments<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">19</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </div> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <div class="WordSection3"> <p class="Page1">A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to sex and age discrimination, and for related purposes</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:normal"> <span style="font-size:16.0pt">The Parliament of Australia enacts:</span></p> <opc-section depth="0" ref="fe7114cac98843619000b13264447d67" title="1  Short title"><a name="fe7114cac98843619000b13264447d67"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc294025094"><span class="CharSectno">1</span>  Short title</a></p> <p class="subsection">                    This Act may be cited as the <i>Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Act 2011.</i></p> </opc-section><opc-section depth="0" ref="1f804db47d814c31b99bc92382ebe90b" title="2  Commencement"><a name="1f804db47d814c31b99bc92382ebe90b"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc294025095"><span class="CharSectno">2</span>  Commencement</a></p> <p class="subsection">              (1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.</p> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:5.35pt;border-collapse:collapse"> <thead> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="474" colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:355.55pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b>Commencement information</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b>Column 1</b></p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b>Column 2</b></p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><b>Column 3</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"> <b>Provision(s)</b></p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"> <b>Commencement</b></p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"> <b>Date/Details</b></p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">2.  Schedule 1</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">3.  Schedule 2</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.</p> <p class="Tabletext">However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="notetext"><span style="layout-grid-mode:line">Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.</span></p> <p class="subsection">              (2)  Any information in Column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.</p> </opc-section><opc-section depth="0" ref="f915ceca5c5d40eeae919660f6f62a9d" title="3  Schedule(s)"><a name="f915ceca5c5d40eeae919660f6f62a9d"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc294025096"><span class="CharSectno">3</span>  Schedule(s)</a></p> <p class="subsection">                    Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.</p> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <p class="PageBreak"> </p> </opc-section><?DMS-Include seriesId="7796e119-0626-e975-f836-f6e6fcf24cc4"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="9bec5c62-a26b-c8f8-bf13-db2baec7e00e"?></div> </body> </div></div></body></html>