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AHRC Hosts Positive Duty Webinar It’s only two weeks out from when the powers of the AHRC and their positive duty are live on the 12th December 2023. This webinar hosted by the AHRC is a great opportunity to hear what powers the Commission have, how they will use them and how a workplace can be compliant. Students Reject Apology Over Antisemitic Bullying at Melbourne School Two students have rejected an apology by the education department after being subjected to antisemitic bullying. Former students at Brighton Secondary College, Joel and Matt Kaplan, Liam Arnold-Levy, Guy Cohen and Zack Snelling took the state, the school, two teachers and the principal to trial last year. In September this year, Chief Justice Mortimer found that the students “were not protected from bullying, discrimination […]

Cost Reforms Introduced to Better Protect Applicants in Discrimination Matters On Wednesday this week, the Albanese Government introduced the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023. The bill would implement the Government’s response to Recommendation 25 of the Respect@Work report. The report had previously found that applicants were “often deterred from proceeding to court with sexual harassment matters because of the risk of having to pay a respondent’s costs.” However, by preventing a court from ordering an applicant to pay a respondent’s costs other than in certain circumstances, this Bill will remove a “significant barrier for those seeking justice through federal court proceedings for unlawful discrimination matters.” The Bill reflects the outcome of the analysis conducted by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee. University of Tasmania[…..]