Appendix 1 | Key sections under the Acts
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person (the
discriminator) discriminates against another
person (the aggrieved person) on the ground
of the aggrieved person’s gender identity if the
discriminator imposes, or proposes to impose,
a condition, requirement or practice that has,
or is likely to have, the effect of disadvantaging
persons who have the same gender identity as the
aggrieved person.
(3) This section has effect subject to sections 7B
and 7D.
5C Discrimination on the ground of intersex
status
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person (the
discriminator) discriminates against another
person (the aggrieved person) on the ground of the
aggrieved person’s intersex status if, by reason of:
(a) the aggrieved person’s intersex status; or
(b) a characteristic that appertains generally
to persons of intersex status; or
(c) a characteristic that is generally imputed
to persons of intersex status;
the discriminator treats the aggrieved person
less favourably than, in circumstances that
are the same or are not materially different,
the discriminator treats or would treat a
person who is not of intersex status.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person (the
discriminator) discriminates against another
person (the aggrieved person) on the ground
of the aggrieved person’s intersex status if the
discriminator imposes, or proposes to impose, a
condition, requirement or practice that has, or is
likely to have, the effect of disadvantaging persons
of intersex status.
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(3) This section has effect subject to sections 7B
and 7D.
6 Discrimination on the ground of marital or
relationship status
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person (in
this subsection referred to as the discriminator)
discriminates against another person (in this
subsection referred to as the aggrieved person) on
the ground of the marital or relationship status of
the aggrieved person if, by reason of:
(a) the marital or relationship status of the
aggrieved person; or
(b) a characteristic that appertains generally
to persons of the marital or relationship
status of the aggrieved person; or
(c) a characteristic that is generally imputed to
persons of the marital or relationship status
of the aggrieved person;
the discriminator treats the aggrieved person
less favourably than, in circumstances that
are the same or are not materially different,
the discriminator treats or would treat a
person of a different marital or relationship
status.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person (the
discriminator) discriminates against another person
(the aggrieved person) on the ground of the marital
or relationship status of the aggrieved person if
the discriminator imposes, or proposes to impose,
a condition, requirement or practice that has, or is
likely to have, the effect of disadvantaging persons
of the same marital or relationship status as the
aggrieved person.
(3) This section has effect subject to sections 7B
and 7D.