Victorian Current Acts

RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ACT 2001 - SECT 3

In this Act—

child means a person under the age of 18 years;

S. 3 def. of Commission amended by No. 43/2006 s. 47(Sch. item 6.1).

"Commission" means the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission;

S. 3 def. of Commis-sioner inserted by No. 14/2009 s. 17(1), repealed by No. 16/2010 s. 198(c) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 9.1)).

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S. 3 def. of complaint repealed by No. 16/2010 s. 198(c) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 9.1)).

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"detriment" includes humiliation and denigration;

S. 3 def. of disability inserted by No. 16/2010 s. 198(a) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 9.1)).

"disability" has the same meaning as in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 ;

S. 3 def. of dispute inserted by No. 16/2010 s. 198(a) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 9.1)).

"dispute" means a dispute about an alleged contravention of Part 2;

S. 3 def. of dispute resolution inserted by No. 16/2010 s. 198(a) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 9.1)).

"dispute resolution "means dispute resolution conducted by the Commission under Division 1 of Part 8 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 ;

S. 3 def. of employee amended by No. 16/2010 s. 198(b) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 9.1)).

"employee" has the same meaning as in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 ;

S. 3 def. of employer amended by No. 16/2010 s. 198(b) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 9.1)).

"employer" has the same meaning as in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 ;

S. 3 def. of impairment repealed by No. 16/2010 s. 198(c) (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 9.1)).

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"parent" includes—

        (a)     step-parent;

        (b)     adoptive parent;

        (c)     foster parent;

        (d)     guardian;

"person"—

        (a)     in relation to a natural person, means a person of any age; and

        (b)     except in Part 4, includes an unincorporated association;

race includes—

        (a)     colour;

        (b)     descent or ancestry;

        (c)     nationality or national origin;

        (d)     ethnicity or ethnic origin;

        (e)     if 2 or more distinct races are collectively referred to as a race—

              (i)     each of those distinct races;

              (ii)     that collective race;

religious belief or activity means—

        (a)     holding or not holding a lawful religious belief or view;

        (b)     engaging in, not engaging in or refusing to engage in a lawful religious activity;

"Tribunal" means Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 .