Australian Anti-Discrimination Law 3rd ed

This new edition of Australia’s most comprehensive book on anti-discrimination law has been fully revised and updated, and reformatted to enhance its accessibility. It continues to offer both a substantial text for a specialist audience, and a powerful critique of anti-discrimination law in Australia. The authors support their analysis and explanation of legislation and case law with carefully-selected extracts from a broad range of decisions, law reform reports, and academic writers and commentators.

Key Features of the New Edition

• Revised introduction to and overview of Australian anti-discrimination law.
• Detailed account of legislative reform and developments in case law, in all nine jurisdictions, up to late 2017.
• An analysis of changed complaints procedures under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act, and of the case law and public debate that triggered the changes.