Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
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48A Registered clubs
48A Registered clubs
(1) It is unlawful for a registered club to discriminate against a person who is not a member of the registered club on the ground of marital or domestic status—
(a) by refusing or failing to accept the person’s application for membership, or
(b) in the terms on which it is prepared to admit the person to membership.
(2) It is unlawful for a registered club to discriminate against a person who is a member of the registered club on the ground of marital or domestic status—
(a) by denying the person access, or limiting the person’s access, to any benefit provided by the registered club,
(b) by depriving the person of membership or varying the terms of the person’s membership, or
(c) by subjecting the person to any other detriment.
s 48A: Ins 1981 No 15, Sch 4 (5). Am 1994 No 28, Schs 4 (14), 5 (4) (7); 2008 No 23, Sch 1 [5].