Prohibition of disability discrimination Part 2
Discrimination in work Division 1
Section 15
Part 2—Prohibition of disability discrimination
Division 1—Discrimination in work
15 Discrimination in employment
(1) It is unlawful for an employer or a person acting or purporting to
act on behalf of an employer to discriminate against a person on
the ground of the other person’s disability:
(a) in the arrangements made for the purpose of determining
who should be offered employment; or
(b) in determining who should be offered employment; or
(c) in the terms or conditions on which employment is offered.
(2) It is unlawful for an employer or a person acting or purporting to
act on behalf of an employer to discriminate against an employee
on the ground of the employee’s disability:
(a) in the terms or conditions of employment that the employer
affords the employee; or
(b) by denying the employee access, or limiting the employee’s
access, to opportunities for promotion, transfer or training, or
to any other benefits associated with employment; or
(c) by dismissing the employee; or
(d) by subjecting the employee to any other detriment.
(3) Neither paragraph (1)(a) nor (b) renders it unlawful for a person to
discriminate against another person, on the ground of the other
person’s disability, in connection with employment to perform
domestic duties on the premises on which the first-mentioned
person resides.
16 Discrimination against commission agents
(1) It is unlawful for a principal to discriminate against a person on the
ground of the person’s disability:
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Compilation No. 33
Compilation date: 12/4/18
Authorised Version C2018C00125 registered 19/04/2018
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Registered: 19/4/18