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Equal Opportunity Act 1984
Div 5Exceptions to Part II
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Division 5 — Exceptions to Part II
27. Genuine occupational qualifications 29
28. Pregnancy or childbirth 31
29. Employment of married couple or partners in de facto relationship 31
30. Services for members of one sex 31
31. Measures intended to achieve equality 32
32. Accommodation provided for employees or students 32
33. Residential care of children 32
34. Insurance 33
35. Sport 34
Part IIAA — Discrimination on gender history grounds in certain cases
35AA. Gender history 35
35AB. Discrimination on gender history grounds 35
35AC. Discrimination against applicants and employees 36
35AD. Discrimination against commission agents 37
35AE. Discrimination against contract workers 38
35AF. Partnerships 38
35AG. Professional or trade organisations 39
35AH. Qualifying bodies 40
35AI. Employment agencies 41
35AJ. Education 41
35AK. Access to places and vehicles 42
35AL. Goods, services and facilities 42
35AM. Accommodation 43
35AN. Land 44
35AO. Clubs 44
35AP. Discrimination in sport on gender history grounds 45
35AQ. Requesting or requiring provision of certain information 46
35AR. Superannuation schemes and provident funds 46
Part IIA — Discrimination on the ground of family responsibility or family status
35A. Discrimination on the ground of family responsibility or family status 48
35B. Discrimination against applicants and employees 49
35C. Discrimination against commission agents 50
35D. Discrimination against contract workers 51
35E. Partnerships 51
35F. Professional or trade organisations 52
35G. Qualifying bodies 53
35H. Employment agencies 54
35I. Education 54
35J. Requesting or requiring provision of certain information 55
Division 4 — Exceptions to Part IIA
35K. Measures intended to meet special needs 55
35L. Accommodation provided for employees 55
35M. Identity of relative 56
Part IIB — Discrimination on ground of sexual orientation
35O. Discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation 57
35P. Discrimination against applicants and employees 58
35Q. Discrimination against commission agents 59
35R. Discrimination against contract workers 60
35S. Partnerships 60
35T. Professional or trade organisations 61
35U. Qualifying bodies 62
35V. Employment agencies 63
35W. Education 63
35X. Access to places and vehicles 64
35Y. Goods, services and facilities 64
35Z. Accommodation 65
35ZA. Land 66
35ZB. Clubs 66
35ZC. Requesting or requiring provision of certain information 67
Division 4 — Exceptions to Part IIB
35ZD. Measures intended to achieve equality 68
Part III — Discrimination on the ground of race
36. Racial discrimination 69
37. Discrimination against applicants and employees 70
38. Discrimination against commission agents 71
39. Discrimination against contract workers 72
40. Partnerships 72
41. Professional or trade organisations 73
42. Qualifying bodies 74
43. Employment agencies 74
44. Education 75
45. Access to places and vehicles 75
46. Goods, services and facilities 76
47. Accommodation 76
47A. Land 77
48. Clubs 78
49. Requesting or requiring provision of certain information 79