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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
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Part 2A or under Part 6, Division 4B and to take any required
action arising out of those investigations;
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(j) to promote the recognition and acceptance of non-
discriminatory attitudes, acts and practices;
(k) to promote within the public sector the development of equal
opportunity management programs;
(m) to prepare and publish guidelines and codes of practice to
assist persons to comply with this Act;
(n) to provide advice and assistance to persons relating to this Act
as the Commissioner thinks fit;
(p) to advise the Minister generally on the operation of this Act;
(q) if the Commissioner considers it appropriate to do so, to
intervene in a proceeding that involves issues of equality of
opportunity or discrimination with the leave of the court
hearing the proceeding and subject to any conditions imposed
by the court;
(r) such functions as are conferred on the Commissioner by or
under this or any other Act;
(s) such other functions as the Minister determines.
(2) The Commissioner shall not regard, for the purposes of
subsection (1)(b), an Act or regulation or a proposed Act or
regulation of the Territory as being inconsistent with the purposes of
this Act by reason of a provision of the Act or regulation or
proposed Act or regulation that is included solely for the purpose of
promoting equal opportunity for a group of persons who are
disadvantaged or have a special need because of any of the
attributes referred to in section 19.
(3) The Commissioner shall not regard an act or practice as being
inconsistent with the purposes of this Act where the act or practice
is done or engaged in solely for the purpose referred to in
subsection (2).