The following legislation may be relevant, depending on the particular business environment in which you are operating.
This act protects the health, safety and welfare of all workers and others in relation to workplaces and work activities.
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.
The purpose of this act is to protect people from discrimination based on their race, colour, or national or ethnic origin.
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.
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.
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.
The thirteen APPs govern standards, rights and obligations around the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, an organisation or agency’s governance and accountability, the integrity and correction of personal information, and the rights of individuals to access their personal information.
The Do Not Call Register Act establishes the register and rules for making unsolicited telemarketing calls to numbers on the register. 11 The Spam Act prohibits the sending of commercial electronic messages via email, SMS, multimedia message service or instant messaging without the consent of the receiver.
- Information Privacy Act 2014 (ACT)
- Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW)
- Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)
- Personal Information and Protection Act 2004 (Tas)
- Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).
These state and territory laws govern the way in which personal information held by state or territory governments and/or public sector agencies is collected, stored, and used.
