Draft religious discrimination legislation released

Adrian Wong looks at the exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 which has been released for public comment.

In response to what it described as a gap in the existing ‘statutory architecture’ of Australia’s federal anti-discrimination system, the Federal Government has released an exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 and other associated Bills, for public comment.If enacted, the draft Bill may make it difficult for employers to prohibit certain ‘religious activities’ in the workplace, unless reasonable to do so. It may also cause problems for employers who have implemented social...

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Authors: Adrian Wong

Published Date: 11 September 2019