Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Act

Sex Discrimination Act 1984

ACCI

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

ACTU

Australian Council of Trade Unions

ADF

Australian Defence Force

ALRC

Australian Law Reform Commission

Amery

New South Wales v Amery [2006] HCA 14

Australian Women Lawyers

Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales and Australian Women Lawyers

Bill

Sex Discrimination Bill 1983

CEDAW

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Collaborative submission

Collaborative submission from leading women’s organisations and women’s equality specialists (submission 60)

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

EOWA

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency

EOWW Act

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999

Equality Before the Law report

Equality Before the Law: Justice for Women Part I and Equality Before the Law: Women’s Equality, Part II

Half Way to Equal report

Half Way to Equal: Report of the Inquiry into Equal Opportunity and Equal Status for Women in Australia

House of Representatives Committee

House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

HREOC

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission also known as the Australian Human Rights Commission from 4 September 2008

HREOC Act

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986

ICCPR

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

ICESCR

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

ILO

International Labour Organization

ILO Convention 100

ILO Convention (No. 100) concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value

ILO Convention 111

ILO Convention (No 111) concerning Discrimination in respect of Employment and Occupation

ILO Convention 156

ILO Convention (No 156) concerning Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers: Workers with Family Responsibilities

IVF

In vitro fertilisation

Kelly

Kelly v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2003] FMCA 584

Law Council

Law Council of Australia and the New South Wales Bar Association

McBain

McBain v State of Victoria [2000] FCA 1009

NACLC

National Association of Community Legal Centres and the Combined Community Legal Centres Group (NSW)

Ordination of Catholic Women

Ordination of Catholic Women into a Renewed Ordained Ministry

PILCH

Public Interest Law Clearing House

Purvis

Purvis v New South Wales [2003] HCA 62

SCAG

Standing Committee of Attorneys-General

SDA

Sex Discrimination Act 1984

UN Committee

United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

UNIFEM Australia

United Nations Development Fund for Women

Women of the Anglican Church

Women members of the General Synod Standing Committee of the Anglican Church of Australia

Working Women’s Centres

Working Women's Centre South Australia, Northern Territory Working Women's Centre and Queensland Working Women's Service

YWCA Australia

Young Women’s Christian Association Australia

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