HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE - DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991


If you suffer discrimination in real estate or accommodation matters you may be able to seek redress through the Human Rights Office. For the Human Rights Office to be able to take action, there must be three elements to a complaint:

• ALLEGATIONS: Allegations of unfair treatment
• GROUNDS: On a ground defined by the Discrimination Act 1991
• AREA: In an area defined by the Discrimination Act 199.

GROUNDS:

• age
• aid of an assistance animal
• impairment or disability
• marital status
• membership or non membership of an association or organisation of employers or employees.
• national and ethnic origin
• personal association
• political conviction
• pregnancy
• profession, trade, occupation or calling.
• race
• racial vilification
• religious conviction
• sex
• sexual harassment
• sexuality
• status as a parent or carer
• transexuality
• victimisation because of making or supporting a complaint of discrimination.

AREAS:

• access to premises
• access or membership to professional or trade organisations accommodation
• education
• employment
• in the provision or receipt of goods or services
• membership or services of a club
• request for information
• unlawful advertising.

See:
discrimination
discrimination tribunal

As soon as the Human Rights Office receives a complaint of discrimination, sexual harassment or racial vilification on its official form, the first step is to investigate the complaint.