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Australia: Government opening inquiry into effectiveness of 1984 Sex Discrimination Act

Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2008-07-25 00:46.

Request for comments here. Excerpt:

'On 26 June 2008, the Senate referred the following matter to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 12 November 2008:

The effectiveness of the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality, with particular reference to:

1. the scope of the Act, and the manner in which key terms and concepts are defined;
2. the extent to which the Act implements the non-discrimination obligations of the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the International Labour Organization or under other international instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
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