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Disability Discrimination Act 1992
20Registered organisations under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
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#### 20 Registered organisations under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
(1) It is unlawful for a registered organisation, the committee of management of a registered organisation or a member of the committee of management of a registered organisation to discriminate against a person, on the ground of the person’s disability:
(a) by refusing or failing to accept the person’s application for membership; or
(b) in the terms or conditions on which the organisation is prepared to admit the person to membership.
(2) It is unlawful for a registered organisation, the committee of management of a registered organisation or a member of the committee of management of a registered organisation to discriminate against a person who is a member of the registered organisation, on the ground of the member’s disability:
(a) by denying the member access or limiting the member’s access, to any benefit provided by the organisation; or
(b) by depriving the member of membership or varying the terms of membership; or
(c) by subjecting the member to any other detriment.