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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984 - SECT 35AR

35AR .         Superannuation schemes and provident funds

                It is unlawful for a person who provides a superannuation scheme or provident fund to discriminate against a gender reassigned person on gender history grounds — 

            (a)         by providing a scheme or fund that discriminates, or requires or authorises discrimination, against that other person or that would, if the person were to become a member of the scheme or fund, discriminate, or require or authorise discrimination, against that person; or

            (b)         in the manner in which the first-mentioned person administers the scheme or fund,

                except to the extent that — 

            (aa)         the discrimination — 

                  (i)         is based upon actuarial or statistical data from a source upon which it is reasonable to rely or where there is no such data, on such other data as may be available; and

                  (ii)         is reasonable having regard to the data, if any, and other relevant factors;

                or

            (bb)         where no such actuarial or statistical data is available, the discrimination is reasonable having regard to any other relevant factors.

        [Section 35AR inserted by No. 2 of 2000 s. 28.]

        [Heading inserted by No. 74 of 1992 s. 11.]

        [Heading inserted by No. 74 of 1992 s. 11.]



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