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Disability Discrimination Act 1992
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#### 16 Discrimination against commission agents
(1) It is unlawful for a principal to discriminate against a person on the ground of the person’s disability:
(a) in the arrangements the principal makes for the purpose of determining who should be engaged as a commission agent; or
(b) in determining who should be engaged as a commission agent; or
(c) in the terms or conditions on which the person is engaged as a commission agent.
(2) It is unlawful for a principal to discriminate against a commission agent on the ground of the commission agent’s disability:
(a) in the terms or conditions that the principal affords the commission agent as a commission agent; or
(b) by denying the commission agent access, or limiting the commission agent’s access, to opportunities for promotion, transfer or training, or to any other benefits associated with the position as a commission agent; or
(c) by terminating the engagement; or
(d) by subjecting the commission agent to any other detriment.