http://blog.sl.nsw.gov.au/hsc_legal_studies/index.cfm To provide a resource for LIAC to provide information to HSC students and teachers about LIAC resources en-au Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:37:13 +1100 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:03:23 +1100 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss webadmins@sl.nsw.gov.au (Blog Admin) webadmins@sl.nsw.gov.au (Blog Admin) http://blog.sl.nsw.gov.au/hsc_legal_studies/index.cfm/2009/8/5/sex-discrimination-act--25th-anniversary <p>It is twenty-five years since the Federal Government introduced the <em>Sex Discrimination Act</em> <em>1984</em> (Cth).&nbsp; This <a href="http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/www/ministers/RobertMc.nsf/Page/MediaReleases_2009_ThirdQuarter_1August2009-25thAnniversaryoftheSexDiscriminationAct">press release </a>produced by Robert McClelland, Attorney-General, and Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Status for Women on 1 August 2009 summarises the major initiatives undertaken by the Government in improving the rights of women over this time, particularly in relation to discrimination&nbsp;and violence.</p> <p>For information about recent initiatives of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, visit the <a href="http://www.humanrights.gov.au/sex_discrimination/index.html">Human Rights </a>website.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you have a <a href="http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/using/membership/index.html">reader's card </a>for the State Library of NSW, you can find some interesting articles that examine the effectiveness of the current legislation for the rights of women on <a href="http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm">AGIS Plus</a>.&nbsp; Type in "sex and discrimination" for articles on discrimination or "women and violence" for violence.</p> <p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/students_teachers/hsc_women.cfm">Women</a> page of the Legal Studies Research Guide &nbsp;will provide you with&nbsp;a list of additional resources to read.&nbsp;</p> Human Rights Women Sex Discrimination Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:03:23 +1100 http://blog.sl.nsw.gov.au/hsc_legal_studies/index.cfm/2009/8/5/sex-discrimination-act--25th-anniversary