LAW 3509 - Anti-discrimination and Equality Law

The course will cover aspects of Australian anti-discrimination and equality law at both Federal and State levels. Analysis of the law will be placed in a broader context: justifications for anti-discrimination law and the principle of non-discrimination will be examined. The scope of existing Federal and State prohibitions on discrimination, and exceptions to prohibitions, will be considered, as will mechanisms for enforcing the legislation and remedies. The course will make clear the assumptions that underlie traditional thinking concerning anti-discrimination legislation, and expose these to critical scrutiny. In previous years the assessment in this courses included a portfolio of a number of pieces of written interim work submitted by a group of students (25%), a peer and self assessed group work mark (10%) and a final take home examination (65%), however the precise nature of the assessment tasks and weighting may be subject to change.