| Description |
lxxi, 1015 pages ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Background to Australian anti-discrimination and equal opportunity law -- 2. Overview of Australian anti-discrimination and equal opportunity law -- 3. Direct and indirect discrimination -- 4. Positive approaches to non-discrimination -- 5. Race discrimination -- 6. Sex discrimination -- 7. Disability discrimination -- 8. Age discrimination -- 9. Carers' responsibility discrimination -- 10. Other protected attributes -- 11. Areas of unlawful discrimination -- 12. Harassment -- 13. Vilification -- 14. Victimisation -- 15. Procedure -- 16. Remedies -- 17. Discrimination in the Fair Work Act |
| Summary |
This new edition offers extensive coverage of anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation in all Australian jurisdictions. It has been fully revised and updated, re-written and reformatted to enhance its accessibility. It continues to offer both a substantial text for a specialist audience, and a powerful critique of anti-discrimination law in Australia. The authors support their analysis and explanation of legislation and case law with carefully selected extracts from a broad range of decisions, law reform reports, and academic writers and commentators |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Previously published as 'Australian anti-discrimination law' by The Federation Press in 2008 and 2014 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Discrimination -- Australia -- Case studies.
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Equality before the law -- Australia.
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Social justice -- Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Allen, Dominique, author
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Maxwell, Christopher, writer of foreword
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Rice, Simon, author
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| LC no. |
2018404729 |
| ISBN |
9781760021559 (paperback) |
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