Discrimination law in NSW在新南威尔士州歧视法.docx

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DiscriminationlawinNSW在新南威尔士州歧视法

3RDBIENNIAL（FIRSTNATIONAL）LGBTIQDOMESTICVIOLENCECONFERENCE2011

ByStepanKerkyasharianAO

President

Anti-DiscriminationBoardofNewSouthWales

DraftSpeech

Introduction

In2011ACONpublishedaGAPanalysisofNSWdomesticviolencesupportservicesinrelationtogay,lesbian,bisexual,transgenderandintersex（GLBTI）communitiesinNSW.OneofthekeyfindingsofthereportwasthatthereisasignificantvariationintheservicesprovidedregardingtheircompetenceandconfidenceinworkingwithGLBTIcommunitymembersandunderstandingtheirspecificneeds,whilesomeserviceproviderslackedbasicawareness.

OneofthemainthemesemergingfromtheACONsurveywasthatthatsomeserviceprovidersadoptedanon-discriminatoryapproachthatfrequentlyresultedinajustificationfornotseekingtoidentifygender,sexorsexualityofthosepeopleseekingsupport.Alsomanyservicesappearedtolackanunderstandingofthedifferencebetweensexandsexualityparticularlyinrelationtointersexandtransgenderpeople.

Whenfacedwithinadequateorinappropriateserviceprovisions,itisimportantthatmembersoftheGLBTIQcommunityknowwhatcanbedoneaboutitincludinghowtousetheAnti-DiscriminationAct1977（NSW）andseekredresswhenthereisdiscriminationinthedeliveryofservicesinthedomesticviolencecontext.

Orwhenyouareavictimofdomesticviolencethiscanhaveadramaticimpactonyouremployment.Ifyouthinkaboutityoumayneedtotakesometimeoffbecauseattheveryleastyouwillbeunderagreatdealofstress,youmayhaveaninjuryasaresultofdomesticviolenceorhaveanappointmentwiththepoliceacounselloracourtdate;HowisyouremployergoingtotreatyouifyouareamemberoftheLGBTIQcommunity.Willyoubetreatedlessfavourablythanastraightemployeeinthesameorsimilarcircumstances?

OverviewofTalk

AtthisFirstNationalLGBTIQdomesticViolenceConferenceIwantedtotalktoyouabouthowtheAntiDiscriminationAct1977worksinthecontextofLGBTIQcommunityanddomesticviolence;includingdiscussingthegroundsofdiscriminationandtheareasoflifeinwhichthelawappliesandthemostappropriatewayinwhichtheAnti-DiscriminationAct1977andtheAnti-DiscriminationBoardcanhelpyou.Iwillthentalkaboutthenumbersofcomplaintswereceivedinourlastfinancialyear2009-2010andhowIbelievethatthesestatisticsdonotnecessarilyreflectwhatisreallyhappening.FinallyIwilltalkabouttheotherwaysinwhichtheAnti-DiscriminationBoardworkswiththeLGBTIQcommunitytoaddressdiscriminationinallareasoflife.

SubstantivePartoftalk

TheAnti-DiscriminationAct–GroundsandAreasAppropriateforDomesticViolence

IfapersonintheGLBTIQcommunitysuffersfromdomesticviolenceandneedstoaccessvitalservicessuchasmedicalsupportthroughhospitalsormedicalcentres,orprotectionfromthepolice,oraccesstotheadministrationservicesofcourtsorseekslegaladvice,theyareentitledtoexpectandreceivethesameappropriatetreatmentasanyoneelseinthecommunity.

Ifthereisdomesticviolenceathomeandtheonlyoptionistoleaveimmediatelywiththeclothesonyourback,no-wheretoliveandverylimitedresources,membersoftheLGBTIQcommunityneedtobeabletoaccessarefuge,asafehavenawayfromtheviolence,orthethreatofviolence,orifthepolicearecalledforhelpandassistance,youneedtoknowthatyouwillbetreatedwithrespect,takenseriously,thatthestandarddiscriminatorystereo-typingisnotappliedinyourcircumstances.

YouwanttoknowthatmembersoftheLGBTIQcommunitywillbetreatedwithcredibilityandgiventhesamedomesticviolencereferralstosupportservicesinthesamewayanyoneinthecommunitywouldbe.ThatthedutysolicitorwillattendtoyourapplicationforaninterimApprehendedViolenceOrderandyouwillbetreatedasseriouslyassomeonewhoisnotmemberoftheLGBTIQcommunity.

HowcanNSWAnti-discriminationLawHelp

Iffrontlineorsupportservicesarediscriminatoryintheprovisionofthegoodsorservice,thereareprovisionsinNSWlawforyoutomakeacomplaintonthebasisofdiscrimination.AnditiscriticalforpeopleintheLGBTIQcommunitythatsufferfromthistypeofdiscriminationtaketheappropriateaction,asitmakestheorganisation,institute,oremployeraddressdiscriminationmoreeffectively,asthereisnothingmorethreateningtosomeemployersasthethreatoflegalactionandnegativepublicitycancauseverynegativeimpactsonthebusiness.Thinkaboutthecasesyouhaveheardaboutinthemedia.

TheAnti-DiscriminationLawinNewSouthWalesintheDomesticViolenceContext

TherearetwowayswherethelawinNSWcanassistamemberoftheLGBTIQsufferingfromdomesticviolence.IntheAnti-DiscriminationAct1977（N