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Exception—welfare services

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Part 4When is discrimination prohibited?
Division 1Discrimination in employment

28 Exception—welfare services

An employer may limit the offering of employment to people with a particular attribute in relation to the provision of services for people with the same attribute if those services—

(a)

are either—

(i)

a special measure under section 12; or

(ii)

a service for special needs under section 88; and

(b)

can be provided most effectively by people with that attribute.

Examples

1 A service that provides in-home support for people who have a mental illness may require that a person who applies for a job as a support worker has previously used mental health services.

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