The Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Provisions and the Receipt and Outcome of Complaints
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11229253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew D Trlin |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 245-260 |
| Publication date | 1984-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1984.tb01268.x |
| OpenAlex | W2241432295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Focussing upon the function of complaint investigation and conciliation, the paper reviews the provisions and operation of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. Between 31 October 1975 and 10 December 1981 a total of 5,383 complaints were received by the Commissioner for Community Relations, with Aboriginals markedly over‐represented among the complainants. For reasons associated with a complaint‐based procedure, the number of complaints received cannot be treated as a true indication of the extent of racial discrimination. Despite shortcomings of the Act, some of which stein from amendments to the Bill in 1975, it does provide a check upon the actions of major ‘gatekeepers’ and a viable source of redress for discrimination in certain spheres of life. It is noted that effective implementation of the Act has been hampered by various obstacles, in particular by a shortage of staff and financial resources
Business · Complaint · Interlocutory · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Receipt · Redress · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Law · Accounting
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 1984 - 2025 (42) |
| Highly cited | No |