Current Version
| Region | New South Wales |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| 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/ |
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0 | Original entry | |
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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/ |