QCE Legal StudiesPractice Examination 3

This paper covers

• Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) — provisions, protected attributes and enforcement mechanisms
• Gender pay equity in Australian workplaces — legislative and regulatory frameworks
• Australian Human Rights Commission — role, complaint process and limitations
• International human rights instruments — CEDAW, ICESCR Article 7, UDHR Article 23
• Federal anti-discrimination law — comparison of four Acts and Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
• Law reform criteria — justice, equity, accessibility, effectiveness, proportionality
• Alternatives to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 — pay transparency legislation, positive duty amendments, HR Act model
• Analysing and evaluating legal issues — employer obligations, individual rights, structural inequality

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.