EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984 - SECT 62

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984 - SECT 62

62—Discrimination in relation to accommodation

        (1)         It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against another on the ground of race—

            (a)         in the terms or conditions on which accommodation is offered; or

            (b)         by refusing an application for accommodation; or

            (c)         by deferring such an application or according the applicant a lower order of precedence on a list of applicants for that accommodation.

        (2)         It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against a person for whom accommodation has been provided on the ground of race—

            (a)         in the terms or conditions on which accommodation is provided; or

            (b)         by denying or limiting access to a benefit connected with the accommodation; or

            (c)         by evicting the person; or

            (d)         by subjecting the person to other detriment.

        (2a)         This section does not apply to discrimination in relation to the provision of accommodation if the person who provides, or proposes to provide, the accommodation, or a near relative of that person, resides, and intends to continue to reside, in the same household as the person requiring the accommodation.