Anti-discrimination laws in Australia have been enacted at both federal and state/territory levels to outlaw discrimination and harassment in a range of areas of public life.
[1] Federal law operate concurrently with state/territory laws, so both sets of laws must be followed.
[1] The Parliament of Australia has enacted a number of anti-discrimination laws relying on the external affairs power of the Australian Constitution.
[2] These include: Complaints for unlawful discrimination under one of the federal laws can be made to the Australian Human Rights Commission under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986.
[1][3] Each state and territory has its own anti-discrimination law which operates alongside the federal laws:[1]