Australian Diversity Law

What diversities are protected by law?

Age

Age Discrimination Act 2004

view the document on the australian government legislation website

Disability

Disability Discrimination Act 1992

view the document on the australian government legislation website

Race

Racial Discrimination Act 1975

view the document on the australian government legislation website

Religion

Religious Discrimination Bill 2021

view the document on the australian government legislation website

Sex

Sex Discrimination Act 1984

Covers:

  • Sexual orientation
  • Intersex status
  • Gender identity
  • Marriage
  • Pregnancy
view the document on the australian government legislation website

A note on these links

We are aware of some issues that produce intermittent access to the links for the Australian Government Federal Register of Legislation.

If you are unable to access any of the links, copy this URL legislation.gov.au and paste it into the link field of your browser.

For access to the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 where the links above may not work, use this URL to the access the Attorney Generals website hag.gov.au and enter “Religious Discrimination” in the search bar.