Preliminary Part 1 Section 1 An Act relating to discrimination on the ground of age Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Age Discrimination Act 2004. 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after it receives the Royal Assent. 3 Objects The objects of this Act are: (a) to eliminate, as far as possible, discrimination against persons on the ground of age in the areas of work, education, access to premises, the provision of goods, services and facilities, accommodation, the disposal of land, the administration of Commonwealth laws and programs and requests for information; and (b) to ensure, as far as practicable, that everyone has the same rights to equality before the law, regardless of age, as the rest of the community; and (c) to allow appropriate benefits and other assistance to be given to people of a certain age, particularly younger and older persons, in recognition of their particular circumstances; and (d) to promote recognition and acceptance within the community of the principle that people of all ages have the same fundamental rights; and (e) to respond to demographic change by: (i) removing barriers to older people participating in society, particularly in the workforce; and Age Discrimination Act 2004 Compilation No. 46 Compilation date: 03/12/2021 Authorised Version C2021C00565 registered 10/12/2021 1 Registered: 10/12/2021