Current Version
| Region | New South Wales |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jun 19, 1996 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1996, transgender people were added to New South Wales' anti-discrimination act as a protected characteristic against employment discrimination. |
| Sources | https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1996-22 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the entry.
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| Start Date | 1983 | Jun 19, 1996 |
| Description | State law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "homosexuality" and "transgender status". The relevant law is Part 3A and Part 4C of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Federal law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation", "gender identity" and "intersex status". The relevant law is section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. | In 1996, transgender people were added to New South Wales' anti-discrimination act as a protected characteristic against employment discrimination. |
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| Sources | Part 4C, Division 2 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/aa1977204/ Section 14, Sex Discrimination Act 1984 - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/sda1984209/ | https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1996-22 |
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created by raymondroca
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | 1983 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | State law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "homosexuality" and "transgender status". The relevant law is Part 3A and Part 4C of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Federal law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation", "gender identity" and "intersex status". The relevant law is section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. |
| Sources | Part 4C, Division 2 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/aa1977204/ Section 14, Sex Discrimination Act 1984 - http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/sda1984209/ |