Purposes
1 Purposes
The main purposes of this Act are—
to re-enact and extend the law relating to equal opportunity and protection against discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation; and
S. 1(ab) inserted by No. 11/2025 s. 5.
to protect and promote the right to equality by prohibiting certain conduct involving the vilification of persons with a protected attribute; and
to amend the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 in relation to dispute resolution; and
to make consequential amendments to the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and other Acts.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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