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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
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38 Discrimination in accommodation area
(1) A person shall not discriminate against another person:
(a) by failing or refusing to accept an application for
accommodation; or
(b) by failing or refusing to supply accommodation; or
(c) by failing or refusing to renew or extend the supply of
accommodation; or
(d) in the way in which an application for accommodation is
processed; or
(e) in the terms and conditions on which accommodation is
offered, renewed or extended.
(2) A person shall not discriminate against a person to whom
accommodation is supplied:
(a) in any variation of the terms and conditions on which the
accommodation is supplied; or
(b) in failing or refusing to grant, or limiting, access to any benefit
associated with the accommodation; or
(c) in evicting the person from the accommodation; or
(d) by treating the person less favourably in any way in
connection with the accommodation.