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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
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56 Sport
(1) A person may restrict participation in a competitive sporting activity:
(a) to persons of a particular sex, if the restriction is reasonable
having regard to the strength, stamina or physique
requirements of the activity; or
(b) to people who can effectively compete; or
(c) to people of a specified age or age group; or
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(d) to people with a general or specific disability.
(2) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a sporting activity for children
who have not attained 12 years of age.
(3) In this section, competitive sporting activity does not include:
(a) the coaching of people engaged in a sporting activity; or
(b) the umpiring or refereeing of a sporting activity; or
(c) the administration of a sporting activity; or
(d) a prescribed sporting activity.