What is the Sex Discrimination Act and how does it protect people?
The Coalition wants to amend the act to include a definition of biological sex. What is the Sex Discrimination Act and what was it designed…
New positive duty powers for Human Rights Commission
New powers of the Australian Human Rights Commission to make investigations and enforce compliance with the positive duty to take action to prevent unlawful workplace…
Law Society advocacy: November 2014
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.
The latest from the Federal Court: October 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the Federal Court of Australia. By THOMAS HURLEY.
Sexual harassment case: the full Federal Court rejects almost 30 years of case law on general damages
In a ground-breaking decision significantly increasing the risks associated with sexual harassment claims, the Full Federal Court, in Richardson v Oracle Corporation Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC…