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25 Exception—care of children
(1) Nothing in section 16 or 18 applies to discrimination by an employer against a person or employee if—
(a) the employment involves the care, instruction or supervision of children; and
(b) the discrimination is reasonably necessary to protect the physical, psychological or emotional wellbeing of the children.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to employment by a post-secondary education provider (within the meaning of the **Education and Training Reform Act 2006**).