Age Discrimination Act 2004
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36 Voluntary bodies
(1) This Part does not make it unlawful for a voluntary body to discriminate against a person, on the ground of the person’s age, in connection with: (a) the admission of persons as members of the body; or (b) the provision of benefits, facilities or services to members of the body. (2) In this section:
registered organisation means an organisation registered, or an association recognised, under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.
voluntary body means an association or other body (whether incorporated or unincorporated) the activities of which are not engaged in for the purpose of making a profit, but does not include:
(a) a registered organisation; or
(b) a body established by a law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory; or
(c) an association that provides grants, loans, credit or finance to its members.