Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Equal Opportunity Act 1995 - SECT 7

Meaning of discrimination

7. Meaning of discrimination



(1) Discrimination means direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of an
attribute.

(2) Discrimination on the basis of an attribute includes discrimination on the
basis-

   (a)  that a person has that attribute or had it at any time, whether or not
        he or she had it at the time of the discrimination;

   (b)  of a characteristic that a person with that attribute generally has;

   (c)  of a characteristic that is generally imputed to a person with that
        attribute;

   (d)  that a person is presumed to have that attribute or to have had it at
        any time.