Equal Opportunity On Line Training Module 1: Legal Overview

Protected Attributes or Grounds For Discrimination

It is against the law to discriminate against someone because of their actual or assumed:

Age
Disability/Impairment
Employment activity*
Sex
Race
Sexual orientation
Lawful sexual activity
Gender identity
Pregnancy
Breast feeding
Industrial activity
Political belief or activity
Physical features
Status as a parent or carer
Marital status
Religious belief/activity
Personal association (whether as a relative or otherwise) with a person who is identified by reference to any of the above attributes.

Sexual harassment is also a form of unlawful discrimination.

*Introduced in Victoria on 31 March 2008 - more information

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