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Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
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4A Act done because of unlawful discrimination and for other reasons
4A Act done because of unlawful discrimination and for other reasons
If—
(a) an act is done for 2 or more reasons, and
(b) one of the reasons consists of unlawful discrimination under this Act against a person (whether or not it is the dominant or a substantial reason for doing the act),
then, for the purposes of this Act, the act is taken to be done for that reason.
s 4A: Ins 1994 No 28, Sch 4 (3).