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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 (NO. 16 OF 2010) - SECT 7 Meaning of discrimination

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 (NO. 16 OF 2010) - SECT 7

Meaning of discrimination

    (1)     Discrimination means—

        (a)     direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of an attribute; or

        (b)     a contravention of section 17, 19, 20, 22, 32, 33, 40, 45, 54, 55 or 56.

    (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.

    (3)     For the purposes of subsection (2), if a person with an impairment is accompanied by or possesses an assistance aid, being accompanied by or the possession of that assistance aid is taken to be a characteristic that a person with that attribute generally has.

    (4)     In subsection (3)—

"assistance aid" means any of the following that alleviates the effects of a person's impairment

        (a)     equipment (including a palliative or therapeutic device);

        (b)     a person who provides assistance or services to a person with an impairment;

Examples

1     an interpreter;

2     a reader.

        (c)     an assistance dog.