Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

Previous Citations: Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
Type: Government
Portfolio: Attorney-General
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the: Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in response to recommendations of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2008 report Effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality, to: extend protections from discrimination on the grounds of family responsibilities to both women and men in all areas of work; provide improved protection from sexual harassment for students and workers; ensure protections from sex discrimination apply equally to women and men; and establish breastfeeding as a separate ground of discrimination; Age Discrimination Act 2004 to establish an Age Discrimination Commissioner in the Human Rights Commission; and Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986, Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 and Fair Work Act 2009 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	30 Sep 2010
Second reading moved	30 Sep 2010
Second reading debate	28 Oct 2010
Second reading agreed to	28 Oct 2010
Third reading agreed to	28 Oct 2010

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	28 Oct 2010
Second reading moved	28 Oct 2010
Second reading debate	21 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	11 May 2011
Second reading agreed to	11 May 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	11 May 2011
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 4 Opposition agreed to	12 May 2011
Third reading agreed to	12 May 2011

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	23 May 2011
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	24 May 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	24 May 2011
Assent Act no.: 40 Year: 2011	20 Jun 2011

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Opposition [sheet 7046]
BRANDIS, Sen George

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (30/09/2010): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (01/03/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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