Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT - SECT 19

19. Prohibition of discrimination

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not discriminate against another person on the ground of any of the following attributes:

(a) race;

(b) sex;

(c) sexuality;

(d) age;

(e) marital status;

(f) pregnancy;

(g) parenthood;

(h) breastfeeding;

(j) impairment;

(k) trade union or employer association activity;

(m) religious belief or activity;

(n) political opinion, affiliation or activity;

(p) irrelevant medical record;

(q) irrelevant criminal record;

(r) association with a person who has, or is believed to have, an attribute referred to in this section.

(2) It is not unlawful for a person to discriminate against another person on any of the attributes referred to in subsection (1) if an exemption under Part 4 or 5 applies.