Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Equal Opportunity Act 1995 - SECT 34

Discrimination by industrial organisations

34. Discrimination by industrial organisations



(1) An industrial organisation, or a member of the committee of management or
other governing body of an industrial organisation, must not discriminate
against a person-

   (a)  in deciding who may join the organisation;

   (b)  by refusing or failing to accept the person's application for
        membership;

   (c)  in the terms on which it admits the person to membership.

(2) An industrial organisation, or a member of the committee of management or
other governing body of an industrial organisation, must not discriminate
against a member of the organisation-

   (a)  by denying or limiting access to any benefit arising from membership;

   (b)  by depriving the member of membership;

   (c)  by varying the terms of membership;

   (d)  by subjecting the member to any other detriment.