Preliminary Part I
Section 9
(a) the Commonwealth or the Administration of a Territory; or
(b) a body or authority established for a public purpose by a law
of the Commonwealth or a law of a Territory;
in the exercise of a power conferred by a law of the
Commonwealth or a law of a Territory.
(8) The prescribed provisions of Division 3 of Part II have effect in
relation to acts done by a person exercising, by or on behalf of:
(a) the Commonwealth or the Administration of a Territory; or
(b) a body or authority established for a public purpose by a law
of the Commonwealth or a law of a Territory;
a power conferred by a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a
Territory, being acts done by the person in connection with the
exercise of that power.
(9) The prescribed provisions of Division 3 of Part II have effect in
relation to acts done by or in relation to a person who is a
Commonwealth employee in connection with the person’s duties as
a Commonwealth employee or done by or in relation to a person
who is a member of the staff of an educational institution
established by a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a Territory
in connection with the person’s duties as a member of the staff of
such an educational institution.
(10) The prescribed provisions of Part II, and the prescribed provisions
of Division 3 of Part II, have effect to the extent that the provisions
give effect to a relevant international instrument.
(11) The prescribed provisions of Part II have effect in relation to
discrimination by a foreign corporation, or a trading or financial
corporation formed within the limits of the Commonwealth, or by
or in relation to a person in the course of the person’s duties or
purported duties as an officer or employee of such a corporation.
(12) The prescribed provisions of Division 3 of Part II have effect in
relation to acts done, by or in relation to a person who is an officer
or employee of a foreign corporation, or of a trading or financial
corporation formed within the limits of the Commonwealth, in
connection with the person’s duties as such an officer or employee.
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