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Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
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#### 46A Education
46A Education
> > (1) It is unlawful for an educational authority to discriminate against a person on the ground of marital or domestic status—
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> > > (a) by refusing or failing to accept the person’s application for admission as a student, or
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> > > (b) in the terms on which it is prepared to admit the person as a student.
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> > (2) It is unlawful for an educational authority to discriminate against a student on the ground of marital or domestic status—
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> > > (a) by denying the student access, or limiting the student’s access, to any benefit provided by the educational authority, or
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> > > (b) by expelling the student or subjecting the student to any other detriment.
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> > (3) Nothing in this section applies to or in respect of a private educational authority.
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> **s 46A:** Ins 1981 No 15, Sch 5 (21). Am 1994 No 28, Schs 4 (14), 5 (4) (7) (14) (15); 2008 No 23, Sch 1 \[5\].