7Meaning of discrimination

7 Meaning of discrimination (1) Discrimination means— (a) direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of an attribute; or (b) a contravention of section 17, 19, 20, 22, 32, 33, 40, 45, 54, 55 or 56. (2) Discrimination on the basis of an attribute includes discrimination on the basis— (a) that a person has that attribute or had it at any time, whether or not he or she had it at the time of the discrimination; (b) of a characteristic that a person with that attribute generally has; (c) of a characteristic that is generally imputed to a person with that attribute; (d) that a person is presumed to have that attribute or to have had it at any time. S. 7(3) amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 2.2). (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), if a person with a disability is accompanied by or possesses an assistance aid, being accompanied by or the possession of that assistance aid is taken to be a characteristic that a person with that attribute generally has. S. 7(4) amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. items 2.2, 2.3). (4) In subsection (3)— ***assistance aid*** means any of the following that alleviates the effects of a person's disability— (a) equipment (including a palliative or therapeutic device); (b) a person who provides assistance or services to a person with a disability; 1 an interpreter; 2 a reader. (c) an assistance dog.