Legislation

The following legislation may be relevant, depending on the particular business environment in which you are operating.

• Work Health and Safety Act 2011
  This act protects the health, safety and welfare of all workers and others in relation to workplaces and work activities.
• Fair Work Act 2009
  This legislation governs the employee/employer relationship in Australia by providing a safety net of minimum entitlements, enabling flexible work arrangements and fairness at work, and preventing discrimination against employees. It protects certain rights of workers including the right to engage in industrial activities.
• Racial Discrimination Act 1975
  The purpose of this act is to protect people from discrimination based on their race, colour, or national or ethnic origin.
• Sex Discrimination Act 1984
  This legislation protects people from discrimination based on their sex, gender identity, intersex status, sexual orientation, marital or relationship status, family responsibilities because they are or may become pregnant, or because they are breastfeeding.
• Age Discrimination Act 2004
  This act prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in employment, education, accommodation, and the provision of goods and services. It protects both young and old people.
• Disability Discrimination Act 1992
  This act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, education, access to publicly available premises, accommodation, sport, and provision of goods, services and facilities.
• Privacy Act 1988
  This legislation protects the handling of personal information about individuals. This includes the collection, use, storage and disclosure of personal information in the federal public sector and in the private sector.
• Crimes Act 1914
  The Crimes Act sets out Commonwealth powers, authorities and obligations for dealing with Commonwealth criminal offences and related matters.
• Corporations Act 2001
  This act is the principal legislation regulating business entities in Australia. It regulates matters such as the formation and operation of companies, duties of officers, takeovers and fundraising.
• Electronic Transactions Act 1999 and Electronic Transactions Regulations 2000
  The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 ensures that a transaction under a Commonwealth law will not be invalid simply because it was conducted through electronic communication. If a Commonwealth law requires you to: give information in writing, provide a handwritten signature, produce a document in material form, or record or retain information, the Electronic Transactions Act means you can do these things electronically. The Act applies to all laws of the Commonwealth unless they are specifically exempted by the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2000.
• Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
  This legislation seeks to manage the complex and evolving national security risks of sabotage, espionage and coercion posed by foreign involvement in Australia's critical infrastructure. The Act applies to 22 asset classes across 11 sectors including: communications, data storage or processing, defence, energy, financial services and markets, food and grocery, health care and medical, higher education and research, space technology, transport, water and sewerage.
• Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
  The TIA Act regulates access to telecommunications content and data in Australia. Under this law, it is an offence for a person to intercept or access private telecommunications without the knowledge of those involved in that communication. The TIA Act permits access to communications content for law enforcement and national security purposes.