Equal Opportunity Act 2010

Discrimination means—

direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of an attribute; or

a contravention of section 17, 19, 20, 22, 32, 33, 40, 45, 54, 55 or 56.

Discrimination on the basis of an attribute includes discrimination on the basis—

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;

of a characteristic that a person with that attribute generally has;

of a characteristic that is generally imputed to a person with that attribute;

that a person is presumed to have that attribute or to have had it at any time.

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.

In subsection (3)—

equipment (including a palliative or therapeutic device);

a person who provides assistance or services to a person with a disability;