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Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
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#### 42A Partnerships
42A Partnerships
> > (1) It is unlawful for a firm consisting of 6 or more partners, or for any one or more of 6 or more persons proposing to form themselves into a partnership, to discriminate against a person on the ground of marital or domestic status—
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> > > (a) in the arrangements made for the purpose of determining who should be offered a position as partner in the firm,
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> > > (b) in determining who should be offered a position as partner in the firm, or
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> > > (c) in the terms on which the person is offered a position as partner in the firm.
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> > (2) It is unlawful for a firm consisting of 6 or more partners to discriminate against a partner on the ground of marital or domestic status—
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> > > (a) by denying the partner access, or limiting the partner’s access, to any benefit arising from membership of the firm,
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> > > (b) by expelling the partner from the firm, or
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> > > (c) by subjecting the partner to any other detriment.
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> **s 42A:** Ins 1981 No 15, Sch 5 (18). Am 1994 No 28, Schs 4 (14), 5 (10)–(13); 2008 No 23, Sch 1 \[5\].