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DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 42

Genuine occupational qualifications—race

    (1)     Section 10 (1) (a) or (b), section 12 (1) (a) or (b), section 13 (b) or section 14 (1) (a) or (2) (a) does not make it unlawful for a person to discriminate against someone else (the relevant person ) on the ground of race in relation to a position as an employee, commission agent, contract worker or partner if it is a genuine occupational qualification for the position that the position be filled by a person of a different race to the relevant person.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), it is a genuine occupational qualification, in relation to a particular position, to be a person of a particular race if—

        (a)     the duties of the position involve participating in a dramatic performance or other entertainment in a role that, for reasons of authenticity, aesthetics or tradition is required to be performed by a person of that race; or

        (b)     the duties of the position involve participating as an artist's or photographic model in the production of a work of art, visual image or sequence of visual images for which a person of that race is required for reasons of authenticity; or

        (c)     the duties of the position involve working in a place where food or drink is (whether for payment or not) provided to and consumed by people in circumstances in which a person of that race is required for reasons of authenticity; or

        (d)     the duties of the position involve providing people of that race with services for the purpose of promoting their welfare, if those services can most effectively be provided by a person of that race; or

        (e)     the position is declared under the regulations to be a position in relation to which it is a genuine occupational qualification to be a person of a particular race.



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