South Australian Consolidated Acts

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984 - SECT 58

58—Discrimination by qualifying bodies

        (1)         It is unlawful for an authority or body empowered to confer an authorisation or qualification that is needed for, or facilitates, the practice of a profession, or the carrying on or engaging in of a trade or occupation, to discriminate against a person on the ground of race—

            (a)         by refusing or failing to confer or renew that authorisation or qualification; or

            (b)         in the terms or conditions on which it confers the authorisation or qualification; or

            (c)         by withdrawing the authorisation or qualification, or varying the terms or conditions on which it is held.

        (2)         Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), an authority or body discriminates against a person on the ground of race if the authority or body—

            (a)         fails to take reasonable steps to inform itself sufficiently on the adequacy or appropriateness of qualifications or experience gained outside of Australia by the person; and

            (b)         in consequence of that failure, refuses to confer on the person an authorisation or qualification for which the person has applied.