All Australian states and territories have equal opportunity or anti-discrimination legislation. However, the laws differ on the types of discrimination which are unlawful.
| SA | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | TAS | ACT | NT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Association with child | ✓ | |||||||
| Breastfeeding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Caring responsibilities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chosen gender | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Criminal record | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Disability | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Identity of spouse | ✓ | |||||||
| Industrial activity | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Lawful sexual activity | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Marital status | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Occupation or trade | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Physical features | ✓ | |||||||
| Political belief | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Pregnancy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Race | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Religion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Religious dress | ✓ | |||||||
| Sex | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sexuality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sexual harassment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Whistleblower | ✓ | ✓ |