EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 - SECT 25 Exception—care of children

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 - SECT 25

    (1)     Nothing in section 16 or 18 applies to discrimination by an employer against a person or employee if—

        (a)     the employment involves the care, instruction or supervision of children; and

        (b)     the discrimination is reasonably necessary to protect the physical, psychological or emotional wellbeing of the children.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to employment by a post-secondary education provider (within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 ).