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Age Discrimination Act 2004
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#### 41A Commonwealth employment programs
(1) This Part does not make an exempted employment program unlawful.
> Note: Example: A Commonwealth program that provides young people with an opportunity to get work experience with a view to improving their prospects of getting employment would be covered by this subsection.
(2) This Part does not make unlawful anything done by a person in accordance with an exempted employment program.
(3) In this section:
> exempted employment program means a program, scheme or arrangement that:
(a) is conducted by or on behalf of the Commonwealth Government; and
(b) is primarily intended to:
(i) improve the prospects of participants getting employment; or
(ii) increase workforce participation; and
(c) meets at least one of the following requirements:
(i) it is also intended to meet a need that arises out of the age of persons of a particular age, regardless whether the need also arises out of the age of persons of a different age;
(ii) it is also intended to reduce a disadvantage experienced by people of a particular age, regardless whether the disadvantage is also experienced by persons of a different age;
(iii) it requires participants to enter into contracts, and is not made available to persons under the age of 18;
(iv) it is made available to persons eligible for a particular Commonwealth benefit or allowance;
(v) it is not made available to persons eligible for a particular Commonwealth benefit or allowance.