- CPD Points: 0.75 [PM] [PS] [EW]
- Price: $89.00
- Area: Anti-discrimination; People Skills & Management; Risk Management and Liability
- Delivered: August 2025
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Description
Pia Saturno, Acting Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner delivered this session onto the 2025 Employment Law Conference.
Session Outline
- Overview of the Anti Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas)(ADA) including time frames stipulated in the Act, interpretations of relevant sections of the Act and the implications of Tribunal and Court decisions on the practical operation of the Act.
- Exploration of the ADA where lawyers may be a party to a complaint, as a legal representative acting on behalf of a party or as a employer/manager/partner.
- Discussion of the role of a representative of a party in conciliation under the ADA.
- How as lawyers, we can advocate for the legislation that seeks to protect us all from unlawful discrimination and prohibited conduct.
Key Takeaways
- Greater appreciation for, and understanding of discrimination and prohibited conduct covered by the ADA when providing advice to clients in employment matters and in navigating complaints.
- Raised awareness of the rights and responsibilities under the ADA as an individual, lawyer, manager and/or employer.
- Increased confidence in considering if a particular matter may be one of discrimination or prohibited conduct covered by the ADA.
- CPD Points: 0.75 [PM] [PS] [EW]
- Price: $89.00
- Area: Anti-discrimination; People Skills & Management; Risk Management and Liability
- Delivered: August 2025
Digital Content
- Recording
- No materials
To purchase login below
Description
Pia Saturno, Acting Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner delivered this session onto the 2025 Employment Law Conference.
Session Outline
- Overview of the Anti Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas)(ADA) including time frames stipulated in the Act, interpretations of relevant sections of the Act and the implications of Tribunal and Court decisions on the practical operation of the Act.
- Exploration of the ADA where lawyers may be a party to a complaint, as a legal representative acting on behalf of a party or as a employer/manager/partner.
- Discussion of the role of a representative of a party in conciliation under the ADA.
- How as lawyers, we can advocate for the legislation that seeks to protect us all from unlawful discrimination and prohibited conduct.
Key Takeaways
- Greater appreciation for, and understanding of discrimination and prohibited conduct covered by the ADA when providing advice to clients in employment matters and in navigating complaints.
- Raised awareness of the rights and responsibilities under the ADA as an individual, lawyer, manager and/or employer.
- Increased confidence in considering if a particular matter may be one of discrimination or prohibited conduct covered by the ADA.
Pia Saturno, Acting Anti-Discrimination Commissioner
About the Presenter:
Ms Saturno, Acting Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, is a graduate of the University of Tasmania being admitted in 1996. She completed her articles of clerkship, as it was then, at the Department of Justice before taking up the role of Research Officer to the Governor of Tasmania, Sir Guy Green. In 2000 she was appointed to the role of Investigation and Conciliation Officer with the Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner. Over the past 25 years Pia has worked under the leadership all of the past Commissioners and in November 2024, was appointed Acting Anti-Discrimination Commissioner.
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