AHRC

Australian Human Rights Commission

National human rights institution. Investigates and conciliates complaints under federal anti-discrimination legislation including race, sex, age, and disability discrimination Acts.

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Obligations enforced

Enforcement actions tracked

Scope topics

Obligations enforced by AHRC (1)

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Take reasonable and proportionate measures to prevent sex discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation (positive duty)
Employers have a proactive duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment — AHRC has enforcement powers from December 2023.

Recent AHRC enforcement

enforcement focus2024
Positive Duty enforcement (Sex Discrimination Act)
AHRC began enforcement of Positive Duty (s 47C SDA) from 12 December 2023. 2024-2025 enforcement focus on compliance audits + investigations.

Scope topics

discriminationharassmentrespect-at-workhuman-rightspositive-duty

Parent legislation

Source: regulator's own website. Rules Mate links and summarises — we don't republish full statutory text.