Prohibition of discrimination etc. Part II
Discrimination in work Division 1
Section 19
19 Registered organisations under the Fair Work (Registered
Organisations) Act 2009
(1) It is unlawful for a registered organisation, the committee of
management of a registered organisation or a member of the
committee of management of a registered organisation to
discriminate against a person, on the ground of the person’s sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, marital or
relationship status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding
or family responsibilities:
(a) by refusing or failing to accept the person’s application for
membership; or
(b) in the terms or conditions on which the organisation is
prepared to admit the person to membership.
(2) It is unlawful for a registered organisation, the committee of
management of a registered organisation or a member of the
committee of management of a registered organisation to
discriminate against a person who is a member of the registered
organisation, on the ground of the member’s sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, intersex status, marital or relationship
status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding or family
responsibilities:
(a) by denying the member access, or limiting the member’s
access, to any benefit provided by the organisation;
(b) by depriving the member of membership or varying the terms
of membership; or
(c) by subjecting the member to any other detriment.
20 Employment agencies
It is unlawful for an employment agency to discriminate against a
person on the ground of the person’s sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, intersex status, marital or relationship status,
pregnancy or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding or family
responsibilities:
(a) by refusing to provide the person with any of its services;
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Compilation No. 42
Compilation date: 11/09/2021
Authorised Version C2021C00420 registered 08/10/2021
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Registered: 08/10/2021