Sex Discrimination Regulations 1984
Statutory Rules No. 181, 1984
made under the
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Compilation No. 8
Compilation date: 19 December 2017
Includes amendments up to: F2017L01652
Registered: 2 January 2018
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Sex Discrimination Regulations 1984 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 19 December 2017 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Editorial changes
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Modifications
If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Self‑repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
1 Name of Regulations
2 Interpretation
3 Combat duties
4 Care or services that are Commonwealth‑funded aged care
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Sex Discrimination Regulations 1984.
2 Interpretation
In these Regulations, the Act means the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
3 Combat duties
(1) The following duties (in this regulation referred to as combat duties) are declared to be combat duties for the purposes of section 43 of the Act, namely, duties requiring a person to commit, or to participate directly in the commission of, an act of violence against an adversary in time of war.
(3) In this regulation, time of war has the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903.
4 Care or services that are Commonwealth‑funded aged care
(1) This regulation sets out classes of care or services prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of Commonwealth‑funded aged care in subsection 4(1) of the Act.
(2) Care or services in relation to which the Commonwealth has made, or is to make, payments for the purposes of a program referred to in any of the following table items in Part 4 of Schedule 1AA to the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997 are prescribed:
(a) table item 415.016 (access and information);
(b) table item 415.017 (home support);
(c) table item 415.018 (residential and flexible care);
(d) table item 415.019 (workforce and quality);
(e) table item 415.020 (ageing and service improvement).
(3) Aged care or services (or similar care or services) that are provided under any of the following instruments, and in relation to which the Commonwealth has made, or is to make, payments to the provider of the care or services, are prescribed:
(a) the Treatment Principles made under section 90 of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986;
(b) those Treatment Principles as modified by the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) (Modifications of the Treatment Principles) Instrument 2013 made under section 16 of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006;
(c) the MRCA Treatment Principles made under section 286 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
(4) Aged care or services (or similar care or services) that are provided under an arrangement made under Part V of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, and in relation to which the Commonwealth has made, or is to make, payments to the provider of the care or services, are prescribed.
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub‑subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev…) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Number and year | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
181, 1984 | 3 Aug 1984 | 3 Aug 1984 |
|
56, 1987 | 1 May 1987 | 1 May 1987 | — |
118, 2001 | 6 June 2001 | 6 June 2001 | — |
197, 2013 | 31 July 2013 (F2013L01480) | Sch 1: 1 Aug 2013 (s 2) | — |
109, 2014 | 24 July 2014 (F2014L01020) | Sch 1 (item 1): 1 Aug 2014 (s 2 item 2) | — |
115, 2015 | 15 July 2015 (F2015L01151) | 16 July 2015 (s 2(1) item 1) | — |
Name | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions | |
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Exemptions) Regulation 2016 | 16 Sept 2016 (F2016L01445) | 17 Sept 2016 (s 2(1) item 1) | — | |
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (British Commonwealth Occupation Force) Regulations 2017 | 18 Dec 2017 (F2017L01652) | Sch 1 (item 5): 19 Dec 2017 (s 2(1) item 1) | — | |
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected | How affected |
r 1..................... | rs No 118, 2001 |
r 3..................... | am No 118, 2001 |
r 4..................... | ad No 56, 1987 |
| rs No 197, 2013 |
| am No 115, 2015; F2017L01652 |
r 5..................... | ad No 197, 2013 |
| am No 109, 2014; No 115, 2015 |
| exp 31 July 2016 (r 5(2)) |
| rs F2016L01445 |
| rep 1 Aug 2017 (r 5(2)) |
Schedule................. | ad No 56, 1987 |
| rep No 197, 2013 |