Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The HRC may, on written application, exempt the applicant from the operation of a specified provision of part 3, part 5 or part 7.
(2) The HRC may, on a written application made—
(a) by a person to whom an exemption has been granted; and
(b) before expiry of that exemption;
further exempt the applicant from the operation of the provision concerned.
(3) In the exercise of a power under subsection (1) or subsection (2), the matters to which the HRC must have regard include the following matters:
(a) the need to promote an acceptance of, and compliance with, this Act;
(b) the desirability, if relevant, of certain discriminatory actions being permitted for the purpose of redressing the effects of past discrimination.
(4) An exemption or further exemption—
(a) is a notifiable instrument; and
(b) is subject to the conditions (if any) specified in the notice; and
(c) has effect according to its terms for the period not longer than 3 years specified in the notice.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act .
(5) If the HRC refuses to grant an exemption or a further exemption, the HRC must give the applicant or each applicant written notice of the refusal.
(6) A notice mentioned in subsection (4) or (5) is a reviewable decision notice.