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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
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123 Application of amendments
(1) The amendments made by the amending Act do not apply to
prohibited conduct or systemic discrimination that took place before
the commencement.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent evidence of conduct that took
place or practices that were used before the commencement being
taken into account in determining whether prohibited conduct or
systemic discrimination occurs after the commencement.
Part 11 Transitional matters for Anti-Discrimination Amendment Act 2025
Division 2 Amendments commencing on day after assent
Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 69
124 Offence provisions – before commencement
(1) The offence provisions, as amended by the amending Act, do not
apply to offences committed before the commencement.
(2) For subsection (1), if any of the conduct constituting an offence
occurred before the commencement, the offence is taken to have
been committed before the commencement.
Part 11 Transitional matters for Anti-Discrimination
Amendment Act 2025
Division 1 Preliminary matters
125 Definition
amending Act means the Anti-Discrimination Amendment
Act 2025.