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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
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26 Unnecessary information
(1) A person shall not ask another person, whether orally or in writing,
to supply information on which unlawful discrimination might be
based.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a request that is necessary to
comply with, or is specifically authorised by:
(a) a law of the Territory or the Commonwealth; or
(b) an order of a court or tribunal; or
(c) a provision of an order or award of a court or tribunal having
power to fix minimum wages and other terms of employment;
or
(d) a provision of an industrial agreement; or
(e) an order of the Commissioner.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person proves, on the balance
of probabilities, that the information was reasonably required for a
purpose that did not involve discrimination.