Equal Opportunity Act 1984

It is unlawful for a person, whether as principal or agent, to discriminate against another person on the ground of the other person’s sex, marital status, pregnancy or breast feeding —

by refusing the other person’s application for accommodation; or

in the terms or conditions on which accommodation is offered to the other person; or

by deferring the other person’s application for accommodation or according to the other person a lower order of precedence in any list of applicants for that accommodation.

It is unlawful for a person, whether as principal or agent, to discriminate against another person on the ground of the other person’s sex, marital status, pregnancy or breast feeding —

by denying the other person access, or limiting the other person’s access, to any benefit associated with accommodation occupied by the other person; or

by evicting the other person from accommodation occupied by the other person; or

by subjecting the other person to any other detriment in relation to accommodation occupied by the other person.

Nothing in this section applies to or in respect of —

the provision of accommodation in premises if —

the person who provides or proposes to provide the accommodation or a near relative of that person resides, and intends to continue to reside, on those premises; and

the accommodation provided in those premises is for no more than 3 persons other than a person referred to in subparagraph (i) or near relatives of such a person;

accommodation provided by a religious body; or

accommodation provided by a charitable or other voluntary body solely for persons of one sex or solely for persons of a particular marital status or particular marital statuses.