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Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
sec.36Circumstances of impairment
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### sec.36 Circumstances of impairment
It is not unlawful for a person to discriminate on the basis of impairment against another person with respect to a matter that is otherwise prohibited under subdivision 1 if the circumstances of the impairment would impose unjustifiable hardship on the first person.
Whether the circumstances of the impairment would impose unjustifiable hardship on a person depends on all the relevant circumstances of the case, including, for example—
the nature of the impairment; and
the nature of the work or partnership.
(sec.36-ssec.1) It is not unlawful for a person to discriminate on the basis of impairment against another person with respect to a matter that is otherwise prohibited under subdivision 1 if the circumstances of the impairment would impose unjustifiable hardship on the first person.
(sec.36-ssec.2) Whether the circumstances of the impairment would impose unjustifiable hardship on a person depends on all the relevant circumstances of the case, including, for example— the nature of the impairment; and the nature of the work or partnership.
- (a) the nature of the impairment; and
- (b) the nature of the work or partnership.