Equal Opportunity Act 1984

This section applies to an organisation of employees and to an organisation of employers.

It is unlawful for an organisation to which this section applies or for a committee of management of such an organisation or for a member of such a committee of management to discriminate against a person who is not a member of the organisation on the ground of the person’s religious or political conviction —

by refusing or failing to accept the person’s application for membership; or

in the terms or conditions on which the organisation is prepared to admit the person to membership.

It is unlawful for an organisation to which this section applies or for the committee of management of such an organisation or for a member of such a committee of management to discriminate against a person who is a member of the organisation on the ground of the person’s religious or political conviction —

by denying the person access, or limiting the person’s access, to any benefit provided by the organisation; or

by depriving the person of membership or varying the terms of membership; or

by subjecting the person to any other detriment.