3 | What does the law say?
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Has a person been treated less favourably on the basis of
a protected attribute (e.g. age, disability, race, or sex: see
section 3.1(a)) in relation to the provision of services by an
insurer:
by refusing to supply services
in the terms and conditions on which services are
provided, or
in the manner in which their services are provided.
NO
See sections 3.1(b) and 3.2
INDIRECT
DISCRIMINATION
NO
2
Has a requirement been imposed which disadvantages
a person because of their protected attribute (e.g. age,
disability, race, or sex: see section 3.1(a)), and which is not
reasonable in the circumstances, in relation to the
provision of services by an insurer:
NO
by refusing to supply services
in the terms and conditions on which services are
provided, or
in the manner in which their services are provided.
See sections 3.1(c) and 3.2
YES
EXEMPTIONS & EXCEPTIONS
3
Does an exemption or an exception apply?
Data
exemption
No data
exemption
Unjustifiable
hardship exception
Is the discrimination
on the basis of age,
disability or sex?
Is the discrimination
on the basis of age
or disability?
Is it based on
actuarial or
statistical data on
which it is
reasonable to rely?
Is there no actuarial
or statistical data
available on which it
is reasonable for the
insurer to rely and
such data cannot
reasonably be
obtained?
Is the discrimination
on the basis of a
customer’s
disability?
Is it reasonable
having regard to the
matter of the data
and other relevant
factors?
See section 3.3(a)
Would avoiding the
discrimination cause
the insurer
unjustifiable
hardship?
See section 3.3(b)
Is the discrimination
reasonable having
regard to any other
relevant factors?
See section 3.3(a)
NO
UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION MAY HAVE OCCURED
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YES
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT UNLAWFUL
DISCRIMINATION HAS OCCURED
YES
DIRECT
DISCRIMINATION
3.4 Has unlawful discrimination occurred?