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Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999
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C2004A00524
13 April 1999
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09 March 2016
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Schedule(s)
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Part 2—Transitional and application provisions
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Division 1—Interpretation
4 Interpretation
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Division 2—Treatment of complaints lodged before starting day
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Subdivision A—Treatment of complaint depends on the stage it has reached
5 Purported complaint lodged but no decision as to whether it is a complaint
6 Administrative appeal on Commission’s decision as to whether complaint
7 Complaint lodged but Commissioner not notified of it
8 Commissioner notified of complaint but had not decided to dismiss or refer it
9 Commissioner decided to dismiss complaint
10 Presidential review of Commissioner’s decision to dismiss complaint
11 Administrative review of President’s decision
12 Complaint referred to Commission but inquiry not started
13 Inquiry started
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Subdivision B—Other rules about complaints lodged before starting day
14 Notice of termination
15 Work done by Commissioner is taken to have been done by President
16 Special rules apply to proceedings to enforce a determination
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Division 3—Other transitional and application provisions
17 Protection from civil actions
18 Referrals under the old SDA
19 Inquiries started by Human Rights Commissioner
20 When a person cannot lodge a complaint under the new HREOCA
21 Regulations
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22 Transitional—powers of a Secretary
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Schedule 1—Amendments
Defence Act 1903
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Workplace Relations Act 1996
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996