Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) It is unlawful for an educational authority to discriminate against a person on the ground of the person's age:
(a) by refusing or failing to accept the person's application for admission as a student; or
(b) in the terms or conditions on which it is prepared to admit the person as a student.
(2) It is unlawful for an educational authority to discriminate against a student on the ground of the student's age:
(a) by denying the student access, or limiting the student's access, to any benefit provided by the educational authority; or
(b) by expelling the student; or
(c) by subjecting the student to any other detriment.
Exemption for educational institutions established wholly or primarily for students above a particular age
(3) This section does not make it unlawful to discriminate against a person on the ground of the person's age in respect of admission to an educational institution established wholly or primarily for students above a particular age, if the person is not above that age.
Definitions
(4) In this section:
"educational authority" means a body or person administering an educational institution.
"educational institution" means a school, college, university or other institution at which education or training is provided.
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