Discrimination Act 1991
57JGoods, services and facilities—health and safety
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57J Goods, services and facilities—health and safety (1) Section 19 or section 20 does not make it unlawful to discriminate against a person on the ground of age in relation to the provision of goods, services or facilities if that discrimination is practised to comply with reasonable health and safety requirements relevant to such provision. (2) In deciding what health and safety requirements are reasonable for subsection (1), all the relevant circumstances of the particular case must be taken into account, including the effects of the discrimination on the person discriminated against.
Division 4.7 Exceptions relating to profession, trade, occupation or calling