Summary of Racial Discrimination and an example of a
case
(Laalaa v Director General, Department of Education and
Training (EOD) [2009] NSWADTAP 56) which dealt
specifically with direct and indirect discrimination.
The Act makes it unlawful to racially vilify another person,
whereby a person is discriminated on the grounds of their race
publicly, causing insult and/or humiliation.
The unlawfulness of racial discrimination can occur within
employment, access to premises, access to accommodation and within
the education sector, whether at a school, university, TAFE or
college.
There will be some overlap in these areas. For example,
discrimination on the grounds of race could occur when a person
seeks employment at a school, or may be denied access to certain
premises or facilities within a school on the basis of their
race.
