Foreword
The Hon. John von Doussa
President
I am pleased to present, on behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission, FDL Online: the online version of Federal Discrimination Law.
Federal Discrimination Law is produced by the Commission's Legal Section and examines the significant issues that have arisen in federal unlawful discrimination cases. It provides a comprehensive coverage of decisions in the jurisdiction as well as highlighting a range of relevant issues of practice and procedure.
FDL Online provides an updated version of Federal Discrimination Law, with the date of currency reflected on the title page.
Discrimination law remains a challenging and, regrettably, complex area of law. We hope that Federal Discrimination Law and FDL Online provide a useful resource for legal practitioners and members of the public with an interest in the field.
As I reflected in the foreword to the 2005 edition of Federal Discrimination Law, it is vital that information and resources are available to enable people to understand and effectively enforce their rights under an individual complaint-based system. The Australian Human Rights Commission hopes that this publication can play such a role and thereby help protect the rights of Australians.
- John von Doussa