Part 4 Unlawful age discrimination Division 4 General exemptions Section 39 39 Direct compliance with laws, orders etc. Acts, regulations and instruments covered by Schedule 1 (1) This Part does not make unlawful anything done by a person in direct compliance with: (a) an Act mentioned in Schedule 1; or (b) a regulation or any other instrument covered by Schedule 1. Provisions of Acts, regulations and instruments covered by Schedule 2 (1A) This Part does not make unlawful anything done by a person in direct compliance with a provision of an Act, regulation or other instrument if the provision is covered by Schedule 2. Other Acts or regulations—2 year exemption period (2) This Part does not make unlawful anything done by a person, in direct compliance with any other Commonwealth Act or regulation, during the period: (a) beginning on the day on which this Act commences; and (b) ending 2 years after that day. (3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) does not affect the operation of any other provision in this Division. State and Territory Acts, regulations and instruments (4) This Part does not make unlawful anything done by a person in direct compliance with: (a) an Act of a State or Territory; or (b) a regulation or any other instrument made under an Act of a State or Territory. (5) Subsection (4) does not apply in relation to an Act, regulation or other instrument of a State or Territory if the Act, regulation or instrument is specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subsection. 34 Compilation No. 46 Age Discrimination Act 2004 Compilation date: 03/12/2021 Authorised Version C2021C00565 registered 10/12/2021 Registered: 10/12/2021