Legislation

Key legislation you will work with throughout this course includes:

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011
  This act protects the health, safety and welfare of all workers and others in relation to workplaces and work activities. ⁴
• Fair Work Act 2009
  This legislation governs the employee/employer relationship in Australia by providing a safety net of minimum entitlements, enabling flexible work arrangements and fairness at work, and preventing discrimination against employees. It protects certain rights of workers including the right to engage in industrial activities.⁵
• Racial Discrimination Act 1975
  The purpose of this act is to protect people from discrimination based on their race, colour, or national or ethnic origin.⁶
• Sex Discrimination Act 1984
  This legislation protects people from discrimination based on their sex, gender identity, intersex status, sexual orientation, marital or relationship status, family responsibilities, because they are or may become pregnant, or because they are breastfeeding.⁶
• Age Discrimination Act 2004
  This act prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in employment, education, accommodation, and the provision of goods and services. It protects both young and old people.⁶
• Disability Discrimination Act 1992
  This act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, education, access to publicly available premises, accommodation, sport, provision of goods, services and facilities.⁶