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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 104

Welfare measures

104 Welfare measures

A person may do an act to benefit the members of a group of people with an attribute for whose welfare the act was designed if the purpose of the act is not inconsistent with this Act.

Example 1—
It is not unlawful for a bus operator to give travel concessions to pensioners or to give priority in seating to people who are pregnant or frail.
Example 2—
It is not unlawful to restrict special accommodation to women who have been victims of domestic violence or to frail, older people.
Example 3—
It is not unlawful to establish a high security patrolled car park exclusively for women that would reduce the likelihood of physical attacks.



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