Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 26

    (1)     Section 21 does not make unlawful discrimination in relation to—

        (a)     the provision of accommodation if—

              (i)     the person who provides or proposes to provide the accommodation, or a near relative or carer of the person, lives and intends to continue to live on the premises; and

              (ii)     the accommodation provided in the premises is for not more than 6 people, not including the person mentioned in subparagraph (i) and any near relative or carer of the person; or

        (b)     the provision of accommodation by a charitable or voluntary body for members of a relevant class of people.

    (2)     Also, section 21 does not make it unlawful for a person to discriminate on the ground of accommodation status in relation to the provision of accommodation if the discrimination is reasonable, having regard to any relevant factors.

Example—relevant factors

effect of the discrimination on the person discriminated against

    (3)     In this section:

"near relative", of a person, means—

        (a)     a parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister of the person; or

        (b)     a domestic partner of the person or of a person mentioned in paragraph (a).

Note     For the meaning of domestic partner , see Legislation Act

, s 169.