Anti-discrimination
The Attorney-General's Department provides legal and policy information regarding matters arising under:
- Age discrimination
- Racial discrimination
- Sex discrimination
- Disability discrimination
- Same-Sex Reforms
Consolidation of Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws
As a key part of Australia’s Human Rights Framework, the Government is seeking to consolidate Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws into a single Act.
The project will focus on delivering a better regulatory framework through reducing inconsistency and improving the clarity of anti-discrimination legislation. This will provide more certainty for business, help reduce regulatory costs to government, business and the community and remove barriers to greater inclusion and participation in society for individuals.
A discussion paper has been launched to seek a broad range of views to inform the development of policy for the project.
The discussion paper and more information about the consolidation project can be found on the Consolidation of Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws page.