"A Compromised Balance? A Comparative Examination of Exceptions to Age Discrimination Law in Australia and the UK"

[2018] UMelbLRS 8

Blackham, A

University of Melbourne Law School Research Series

Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT)	s13, s15, s19, s24, s25, s30, s32, s57A, s57C, s33
The Bill (Cth)
Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth)
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth)	s44
Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth)	s15, s21A
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)	s342, s351, s772
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)	s14, s30
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth)
Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth)
Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)	s49ZYB, s49ZYJ, s49ZYK, s54, s56
Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (NT)	s35, s36, s37A, s51, s53
Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)	s7, s8, s25, s26, s32, s34, s35, s106, s106A, s107, s109
Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA)	s39, s69, s72, s73, s85F, s85ZM
Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas)	s24, s35, s36, s51
Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)	s24, s25, s26, s29, s75, s76, s82
Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)	s66W, s66ZM, s66ZN, s66ZQ, s66ZS

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction †	Date	Full Text	Citation Index
"Freedom beyond the Commons: Managing the Tension between Faith and Equality in a Multicultural Society"	(2014) 40 Monash University Law Review 413	Monash University Law Review	Australia	circa 2014	AustLII	6
"Affirming Age: Making Federal Anti-Discrimination Regulation Work for Older Australians"	(2013) 26 Australian Journal of Labour Law 141	Australian Journal of Labour Law	Australia	circa 2013	LexisNexis AU	4
Harley v Commonwealth of Australia	[2011] FMCA 197	Federal Magistrates Court of Australia	Australia	25 Mar 2011	AustLII	3
"Challenging Age Discrimination in Australian Workplaces: From Anti-Discrimination Legislation to Industrial Regulation"	(2011) 34 University of New South Wales Law Journal 182	University of New South Wales Law Journal	Australia	circa 2011	AustLII	4
"Equal Opportunity: Unfinished Business"	(2011) 36 Alternative Law Journal 273	Alternative Law Journal	Australia	circa 2011	HeinOnline / Informit	2
"Discrimination by Religious Schools: Views from the Coal Face"	(2010) 34 Melbourne University Law Review 392	Melbourne University Law Review	Australia	circa 2010	AustLII	8
"Excepting Equality in the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act"	(2010) 23 Australian Journal of Labour Law 240	Australian Journal of Labour Law	Australia	circa 2010	LexisNexis AU	4
Setchell v Alkira Centre Box Hill Inc	[2009] FMCA 288	Federal Magistrates Court of Australia	Australia	15 Apr 2009	AustLII	4
"Disabling discrimination legislation: The High Court and judicial activism"	(2009) 15 Australian Journal of Human Rights 1	Australian Journal of Human Rights	Australia	circa 2009	AustLII	10
"From Wardley to Purvis - How Far has Australian Anti-Discrimination Law Come in 30 Years?"	(2008) 21 Australian Journal of Labour Law 3	Australian Journal of Labour Law	Australia	circa 2008	LexisNexis AU	13
"Religious Vilification, Anti-discrimination Laws and Religious Minorities: The Freedom to be Different"	(2007) 81 Australian Law Journal 954	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2007	Legal Online	1
"Age Discrimination and Employment Law: The Sky's the Limit"	(1998) 11 Australian Journal of Labour Law 144	Australian Journal of Labour Law	Australia	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	3
Commonwealth of Australia v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission	(1998) 158 ALR 468; (1998) 56 ALD 125; [1998] EOC 92-954		Australia	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	26
"Cradle to the Grave': Age Discrimination and Legislative Policy in Australia"	(1996) 3 Australian Journal of Human Rights 97	Australian Journal of Human Rights	Australia	circa 1996	AustLII	2
Keech v Western Australia Metropolitan Health Services t/as King Edward Memorial Hospital	[2010] FCA 1332; (2010) 215 FCR 393; (2010) 276 ALR 118	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Dec 2010	AustLII	7
Commonwealth of Australia v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission	[2000] FCA 1854; (2000) 108 FCR 378; (2000) 180 ALR 635; (2000) 63 ALD 641; [2001] EOC 93-119	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Dec 2000	AustLII	36
Commonwealth of Australia v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission	[1999] FCA 1524; (1999) 95 FCR 218; (1999) 167 ALR 268; (1999) 60 ALD 157; [2000] EOC 93-037	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Nov 1999	AustLII	46
Commonwealth of Australia v Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission	[1999] FCA 616; (1999) 57 ALD 623; [1999] EOC 93-015	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 May 1999	AustLII	4
X v Commonwealth of Australia	[1999] HCA 63; (1999) 200 CLR 177; (1999) 167 ALR 529; (1999) 74 ALJR 176; (1999) 59 ALD 321; [2000] EOC 93-054; (1999) 20 Leg Rep 35	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1999	AustLII	247
Qantas Airways Ltd v Christie	[1998] HCA 18; (1998) 193 CLR 280; (1998) 152 ALR 365; (1998) 72 ALJR 634; (1998) 79 IR 120; [1998] EOC 92-911; (1998) 6 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1998	AustLII	271
"Too Many Candles on the Birthday Cake: Age Discrimination, Work and the Law"	(2007) 7 Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal 93	Queensland University of Technology Law and Justice Journal	Australia - Queensland	circa 2007	AustLII	2
Prigge	[2011] ECR I-8003		Europe	circa 2011		3
Wolf	[2010] ECR I-1		Europe	circa 2010		4
Convention (No 111) concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation	(1958) 362 UNTS 31		International	circa 1958		24
(1944) 15 Unts 295	(1944) 15 UNTS 295		International	circa 1944		46
"Falling on Their Feet: Young Workers, Employment and Age Discrimination"	(2015) 44 Industrial Law Journal 246	Industrial Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 2015	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	3
(2013) 76 Modern Law Review 146	(2013) 76 Modern Law Review 146	Modern Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2013	HeinOnline	2
Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes	[2012] UKSC 16; [2012] 3 All ER 1301; [2012] ICR 716	United Kingdom Supreme Court	United Kingdom	25 Apr 2012	BAILII	42
Hashwani v Jivraj	[2011] UKSC 40; [2011] 1 WLR 1872; [2011] ICR 1004; [2011] IRLR 827	United Kingdom Supreme Court	United Kingdom	27 Jul 2011	BAILII	39
"Equality Law And Experimentation: The Positive Action Challenge"	(2009) 68 Cambridge Law Journal 623	Cambridge Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 2009		2
"The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006: A Legitimisation of Age Discrimination in Employment"	(2006) 35 Industrial Law Journal 209	Industrial Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 2006	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	2
"Public/Private Dichotomy: Gendered and Discriminatory, The"	(1991) 18 Journal of Law and Society 448	Journal of Law and Society	United Kingdom	circa 1991	HeinOnline	11
"Rethinking Positive Action"	(1986) 15 Industrial Law Journal 219	Industrial Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 1986	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	2
"The Structural Turn And The Limits Of Antidiscrimination Law"	(2006) 94 California Law Review 1	California Law Review	United States	circa 2006	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	6
"Decent Work, Older Workers and Vulnerability in the Economic Recession: A Comparative Study of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States"	(2011) 15 Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal 43	Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal		circa 2011	LexisNexis	2
"'Modernising Discrimination Law': Proposals for a Single Equality Act for Great Britain"	(2007) 9 International Journal of Discrimination and the Law 73	International Journal of Discrimination and the Law		circa 2007		2

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