Antiracism Form Legislation To Education

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Antiracism - From Legislation to Education
Efrosini Stefanou-Haag
Role of legislation
The Equal Opportunity Act of southeastern Australia (1984) makes specific provisions to prohibit racist discrimination within the public arena - including in education and employment. The South Australian Education Department antiracism policy (1990) was developed as the fashion model for eliminating racism from the working and learning environments for which it is responsible, thereby meeting its legislative obligations, as a major education service provider and employer. The Act was an important catalyst for change within the department. The situation that the policy had a legislative basis, gave it credibility among educators and community groups.

voices 51, and 52 and 59 of the Act, formed the rationale for the development of the grievance procedures, which nominate the means for resolving complaints of racist discrimination and harassment.





Discrimination on ground of zip

Part IV Division I Section 51

For the purposes of this Act, a per son discriminates against a nonher on the ground of pelt along:


(a) if he or she treats another person unfavorably by reason of the others race
(b) if he or she treats another person unfavourably because the other does not comply, or is not able to comply, with a particular requirement and:


(i) the nature of the requirement is such that a substantially higher proportion of persons of a different race complies, or is able to comply, with the requirement than those of the others race and
(ii) the requirement it not reasonable in the circumstances of the case or


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