An Act to amend the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 with respect to separate annual reporting on EEO matters and to update references to persons with a disability.

1   Name of Act

This Act is the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Equal Opportunity in Public Employment) Act 2007.

2   Commencement

This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.

3   Amendment of Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 No 48

The Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4   Repeal of Act

(1)  This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which this Act commences.

(2)  The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Section 3)

[1]   Section 122C Objects

Omit “physical impairment” from section 122C (a). Insert instead “disability”.

[2]   Sections 122C (b) and 122I (3)

Omit “physically handicapped persons” wherever occurring.

Insert instead “persons who have a disability”.

[3]   Section 122L Annual report to Director

Omit the section.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Table of amending instruments

Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Equal Opportunity in Public Employment) Act 2007 No 79. Assented to 7.12.2007. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.