- Date
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25 Nov 2021
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Introduced with the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021, the bill amends the:
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
to: extend the Australian Human Rights Commission’s complaints-handling functions to complaints of unlawful religious discrimination under the Religious Discrimination Act 2021
, when enacted; and establish the Religious Discrimination Commissioner as a member of the commission; Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
and Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
to allow the Inspector-General to inquire into acts or practices of intelligence agencies that may be inconsistent with or contrary to the Religious Discrimination Act 2021
, referred by the Australian Human Rights Commission; Civil Aviation Act 1988
to provide that civil aviation regulations may be inconsistent with the Religious Discrimination Act 2021
if necessary for the safety of air navigation; Fair Work Act 2009
(FWA) to recognise the Religious Discrimination Act 2021
as an anti-discrimination law for the purposes of the FWA’s general protection provisions; Sea Installations Act 1987
(SIA) to recognise the Religious Discrimination Act 2021
as an anti-discrimination law for the purposes of the SIA; and Religious Discrimination Act 2021
to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Act 2021
(Vic).