ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1977 - SECT 49J
Qualifying bodies
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1977 - SECT 49J
Qualifying bodies
49J Qualifying bodies
(1) It is unlawful for an authority or body which is empowered to confer,
renew or extend an authorisation or a qualification that is needed for or
facilitates the practice of a profession, the carrying on of a trade or the
engaging in of an occupation to discriminate against a person on the ground of
disability--
(a) by refusing or failing to confer, renew or extend the
authorisation or qualification, or
(b) in the terms on which it is prepared
to confer the authorisation or qualification or to renew or extend the
authorisation or qualification, or
(c) by withdrawing the authorisation or
qualification or varying the terms or conditions upon which it is held.
(2)
Nothing in subsection (1) (a) or (c) renders unlawful discrimination by an
authority or body against a person on the ground of the person's disability if
taking into account the person's past training, qualifications and experience
relevant to the particular profession, trade or occupation and, if the person
is already a member of the profession, carrying on the trade or engaged in the
occupation, the person's performance in the profession trade or occupation,
and all other relevant factors that it is reasonable to take into account, the
person because of his or her disability would be unable to carry out the
inherent requirements of the profession, trade or occupation.