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Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner

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The Anti-Discrimination Commissioner works at the Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner.

We just call them the Commissioner.

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Discrimination is when someone treats you unfairly because of a part of who you are.

Someone might experience discrimination because of their:

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  • disability

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  • race.

Someone might experience discrimination because of their:

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  • religion

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  • age

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  • sexuality – who they love and are attracted to

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  • gender.

Your gender is what you feel and understand about who you are as a person.

You might think of yourself as a man or a woman or something different.

You can choose the words that are right for you.

Someone might also experience discrimination because they have:

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  • a criminal record

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  • family responsibilities, like caring for a member of their family.

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There are many other types of discrimination that are covered in the Act.

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The Commissioner talks to the government about discrimination.

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The Commissioner does research about how to stop discrimination.

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The Commissioner looks at laws and policies.

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A policy is a plan for how we should do things.

Our policies are where our rules come from.

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The Commissioner also looks at complaints.

When you make a complaint, you say that someone hasn’t treated you:

  • fairly
  • the same as other people.

This includes complaints about:

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  • discrimination

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  • harassment – when someone treats you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable

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  • behaviours that are against the law.

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We work to stop discrimination in the community.

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We also work to stop negative attitudes towards other people in the community.

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Attitudes are what you:

  • think
  • feel
  • believe.

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 12  people work on our team.