What are the grounds for unlawful discrimination?

Unlawful workplace discrimination occurs when an employer takes adverse action against a person who is an employee or prospective employee because of the following attributes of the person: race. colour. sex.

What are the types of unlawful discrimination?

It is unlawful to discriminate against an employee in the workplace based on: race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family or carer’s responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin (protected attributes).

What types of discrimination are against the law in NSW?

Grounds checklist

• Race.
• Sex.
• Marital, domestic or relationship status.
• Pregnancy or potential pregnancy.
• Breastfeeding.
• Homosexuality or other sexual orientation.
• Gender identity (including trans, transgender and gender diverse)
• Intersex status.

What is the NSW Anti Discrimination Act 1977?

The New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 is an Act of the NSW Parliament, relating to discrimination in employment, the public education system, delivery of goods and services, and other services such as banking, health care, property and night clubs.

What are the grounds for discrimination in NSW?

Under discrimination law, these reasons are called ‘grounds’, or ‘characteristics’. Unlawful discrimination happens when you are treated unfairly because you have one of these characteristics. The grounds of discrimination covered by state discrimination laws and federal discrimination laws are similar, but not exactly the same.

What are the areas of life where discrimination is unlawful?

Discrimination law does not cover your private relationships with family members, friends or flatmates, for example. The checklist below lists the areas of life where discrimination is unlawful under state and/or federal discrimination laws.

What are the rights of people with disability in NSW?

People with disability have the same rights as all members of the community. The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (CWTH) and the Anti Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) makes disability discrimination unlawful and aims to promote equal opportunity and access to people with disability. Your right to a fair go

Is it against the law to be a victim in NSW?

A NSW law that says that discrimination, harassment, vilification and victimisation are against the law in some situations. It only covers people in New South Wales. Anti-Discrimination Board of New South Wales (ADB).

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