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Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
sec.117Act’s freedom from sexual harassment purpose and how it is to be achieved
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### sec.117 Act’s freedom from sexual harassment purpose and how it is to be achieved
One of the purposes of the Act is to promote equality of opportunity for everyone by protecting them from sexual harassment.
This purpose is to be achieved by—
prohibiting sexual harassment; and
allowing a complaint to be made under chapter 7 against a person who has sexually harassed; and
using the agencies and procedures established under chapter 7 to deal with the complaint.
s 117 amd 2024 No. 47 s 16 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.117-ssec.1) One of the purposes of the Act is to promote equality of opportunity for everyone by protecting them from sexual harassment.
(sec.117-ssec.2) This purpose is to be achieved by— prohibiting sexual harassment; and allowing a complaint to be made under chapter 7 against a person who has sexually harassed; and using the agencies and procedures established under chapter 7 to deal with the complaint.
- (a) prohibiting sexual harassment; and
- (b) allowing a complaint to be made under chapter 7 against a person who has sexually harassed; and
- (c) using the agencies and procedures established under chapter 7 to deal with the complaint.