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Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
35LFunctions of Commission relating to systemic discrimination
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35L Functions of Commission relating to systemic discrimination
(1) The following functions are conferred on the Commission: (a) to inquire into any matter that may relate to systemic unlawful discrimination or suspected systemic unlawful discrimination; (b) to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of any of the preceding functions. (2) In this Act:
systemic unlawful discrimination means unlawful discrimination that:
(a) affects a class or group of persons; and
(b) is continuous, repetitive or forms a pattern.