EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984 - SECT 51
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984 - SECT 51
51—Criteria for establishing discrimination on ground of race
For the purposes of this Act, a person discriminates on the ground of
race—
(a) if
he or she treats another unfavourably by reason of the other's race; or
(b) if
he or she treats another person unfavourably because the other does not
comply, or is not able to comply, with a particular requirement and—
(i)
the nature of the requirement is such that a
substantially higher proportion of persons of a different race complies, or is
able to comply, with the requirement than of those of the other's race; and
(ii)
the requirement is not reasonable in the circumstances of
the case; or
(c) if
he or she treats another unfavourably on the basis of a characteristic that
appertains generally to persons of the other's race, or on the basis of a
presumed characteristic that is generally imputed to persons of that race; or
(d) if
he or she treats another unfavourably because of an attribute of or a
circumstance affecting a relative or associate of the other, being an
attribute or circumstance described in the preceding paragraphs.