Discrimination Amendment Act 2016 (ACT)

Discrimination Amendment Act 2016

A2016-49

Contents

Page

Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

Part 2Discrimination Act 1991—general amendments

4            Section 4  3

5            Section 5AA  4

6            Section 8  6

7           Disability—guide-dogs etcSection 9  7

8            Racial, sexuality and HIV/AIDS vilificationPart 6  7

9            New section 67A  8

10          Section 68  9

11          Sections 70 to 73  10

12          Acts and omissions of representativesSection 121A (1)  11

13          New section 124  11

14          New schedule 1  12

15          Dictionary, definition of discriminate  13

16          Dictionary, new definition of discrimination  13

17          Dictionary, definitions of HIV/AIDS status and public act  13

18          Dictionary, new definition of unlawful act  13

Part 3Discrimination Act 1991—amendments about protected attributes and exceptions

19          Interpretation beneficial to people with protected attributesSection 4AA  14

20          Section 7  14

21          Meaning of discriminationSection 8  16

22          Domestic accommodation etcNew section 26 (1A)  16

23          Measures intended to achieve equalitySection 27, example for s (1) (a)  17

24          New section 33A  17

25          Work related discriminationSection 49 (3)  17

26          Discrimination by qualifying bodiesSection 50 (2)  18

27          New divisions 4.8 to 4.10  18

28          Unlawful vilificationNew section 67A (1) (ca)  20

29          Dictionary, note 2  20

30          Dictionary, new definitions  20

31          Dictionary, definition of gender identity  21

32          Dictionary, new definitions  21

33          Dictionary, definition of relevant class of people  22

34          Dictionary, new definition of religious conviction  23

Schedule 1 Consequential amendments  24

Part 1.1    Criminal Code 2002  24

Part 1.2    Human Rights Commission Act 2005  26

Part 1.3    Legal Aid Act 1977  32

Part 1.4    Protection of Public Participation Act 2008                   33

Part 1.5    Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002  33

Part 1.6    Spent Convictions Act 2000  34

Discrimination Amendment Act 2016

A2016-49

An Act to amend the Discrimination Act 1991, and for other purposes

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary

1. Name of Act

   This Act is the Discrimination Amendment Act 2016.

2. Commencement

   (1)Parts 1 and 2 and schedule 1 (other than the following amendments) commence on the day after this Act’s notification day:

   ·     amendment 1.2

   ·     amendment 1.3

   ·     amendment 1.6

   ·     amendment 1.14

   ·     amendment 1.17.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

   (2)The remaining provisions commence on 3 April 2017.

3. Legislation amended

   This Act amends the Discrimination Act 1991.

   NoteThis Act also amends other legislation (see sch 1).

Part 2Discrimination Act 1991—general amendments

1. Section 4

   substitute

2. Objects of Act

   The objects of this Act are—

   (a)to eliminate discrimination to the greatest extent possible; and

   (b)to promote and protect the right to equality before the law under the Human Rights Act 2004, including—

   (i)the right to enjoy a person’s human rights without distinction or discrimination of any kind; and

   (ii)the right to the equal protection of the law without discrimination; and

   (iii)the right to equal and effective…