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Queensland overhauls discrimination laws and introduces a new positive duty

Queensland Parliament has passed significant changes to the Anti–Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), which will apply from 1 July 2025 and include a new positive duty to eliminate all unlawful discrimination, harassment and other objectionable conduct.

They have expanded their list of attributes protected under anti—discrimination law, which will also include “a combination of two or more attributes “.

The new positive duty intersects with, but is broader than, the Commonwealth Respect@Work positive duty, as well as the recent changes to the Queensland WHS regulations requiring a sexual harassment prevention plan.


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