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Discrimination is when you are treated unfairly or differently because
you belong to a particular group.
When
is Discrimination Against the Law?
Discrimination is against the law if you can choose one thing from
Box 1 AND one thing from Box 2.
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1
You
were treated unfairly because you are:
- Aboriginal
(or some other race)
- male
or female
- married,
single or living together as boyfriend/girlfriend (de facto)
- gay
or lesbian, or someone thinks you are
- considered
too old or too young
- disabled
- whether your disability is physical, mental or related
to a disease
- transgender,
transsexual, sistagirl, or if someone thinks you are
- pregnant
- related
to or hang out with someone who is one of the above.
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BOX
2
This unfair treatment happens when you are:
- at
work
- looking
for work
- at
school, TAFE or another education place
- at
a registered club
- trying
to get accommodation or dealing with a landlord
- trying
to buy something from, or do business with, a place like
Centrelink, a bank, a hospital, shop, council, restaurant,
or use public transport.
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Sexual Harassment
What
Is Sexual Harassment?
Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination. It is any sexual
action which makes you feel uncomfortable, offended, humiliated
or intimidated. It can include:
- unwelcome
sexual advances (when someone tries to crack onto you)
- requests
for sexual favours
- sexual
jokes
- wolf-whistling
- staring
- unwanted
touching.
If sexual harassment happens in one of the following situations
it is against the law:
- at
work or trying to get work (like if your work mates make sexual
jokes and have porno lying around)
- at
school, TAFE or other education places (like if a teacher asks
for sex)
- at
a sporting activity (like if your coach makes sexual comments
to you)
- trying
to get accommodation (like renting or buying a house, or trying
to get a motel room or a caravan)
- when
you try to buy things from, or do business with, a place like
a bank, local council, shop, hospital or use public transport.
REMEMBER:
Discrimination complaints to the Anti-Discrimination Board have
to be made within 6 months of the incident and complaints to the
Human Rights Commission have to be made within 12 months of the
incident.
If you think that you have been Discriminated against or are a victim
of Sexual Harassment call:
Wirringa
Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre
1800
686 587
(02) 9569 3847
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
1300
656 419
Anti-Discrimination Board
1800 670 812
Disclaimer:
The information contained on this Fact Sheet is only meant as a
guide and cannot replace legal advice. If you have a legal problem
you should speak to a lawyer for some legal advice. Wirringa Baiya
Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre excludes liability for any loss
suffered by any person which results from the use or reliance upon
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