CASE STUDY Recent NSW exemptions Anti-Discrimination NSW highlights several examples of section 126 statutory exemptions granted to support targeted recruitment of persons with specific disabilities. • University of NSW – granted an exemption in 2021 for three years to advertise, designate and recruit a project administrator who self identifies as having a lived experience of an intellectual disability. • Transport for NSW Cluster (comprising Transport for NSW, the State Transit Authority, Sydney Trains, NSW Trains, Sydney Metro Authority and Point to Point Commission) – granted an exemption for targeted roles to implement diversity and inclusion programs for designated target groups including people with a specific disability. • NSW Council for Intellectual Disability – granted an exemption for advertising, designating and recruiting project worker and project assistant roles for people who self-identify as having an intellectual disability.36 Guidelines for the targeted recruitment of people with disability | 42