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| Region | South Australia |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 1990 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1990, amendments to South Australia's Equal Opportunity Act came into effect, adding sexuality, which included "transsexuality", as a protected characteristic from employment discrimination. Trans people would later be redefined under chosen gender in 2009 and gender identity in 2016. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/equal%20opportunity%20act%201984/1991.05.31_(1990.08.01)/1984.95.pdf https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/equal%20opportunity%20act%201984/2009.12.31/1984.95.auth.pdf https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/equal%20opportunity%20act%201984/2016.12.04/1984.95.auth.pdf |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 1990 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1990, amendments to South Australia's Equal Opportunity Act came into effect, adding sexuality, which included "transsexuality", as a protected characteristic from employment discrimination. Trans people would later be redefined under chosen gender in 2009 and gender identity in 2016. |
| Sources | https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/equal%20opportunity%20act%201984/1991.05.31_(1990.08.01)/1984.95.pdf https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/equal%20opportunity%20act%201984/2009.12.31/1984.95.auth.pdf https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/equal%20opportunity%20act%201984/2016.12.04/1984.95.auth.pdf |