Tag: Anti-Discrimination Act
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The Kirralie Smith Appeal: What the NSW Supreme Court Decided About Advocacy, Women’s Sport and Anti-Vilification Law
Introduction On 24 July 2026, the NSW Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Smith v Blanch; Smith v Dennis [2026] NSWSC 879, concluding one of Australia’s most closely watched civil vilification appeals. The case arose from a series of social media posts published by Kirralie Smith, spokesperson for Binary Australia (Gender Awareness Australia Ltd), during…
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Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld): Analysis of Sex, Gender Identity, Sexuality and Sex Characteristics
This analysis examines the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) (the Act) as currently in force, with particular attention to the protected attributes of sex, gender identity, sexuality and sex characteristics. 1. Definitions (Schedule 1 – Dictionary) The Act does not define “sex”. Gender identity, of a person— (a) is the person’s internal and individual experience of…