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.
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Compilation No. 46
Age Discrimination Act 2004
Compilation date: 03/12/2021
Authorised Version C2021C00565 registered 10/12/2021
Registered: 10/12/2021