Equal Opportunity Act 1984

It is unlawful for a club or incorporated association, the committee of management of a club or incorporated association or a member of the committee of management of a club or incorporated association to discriminate against a person who is not a member of the club or incorporated association on the ground of the person’s age —

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

in the terms or conditions on which the club or incorporated association is prepared to admit the person to membership.

It is unlawful for a club or incorporated association, the committee of management of a club or incorporated association or a member of the committee of management of a club or incorporated association to discriminate against a person who is a member of the club or incorporated association on the ground of the member’s age —

in the terms or conditions of membership that are afforded to that member; or

by refusing or failing to accept the application of that member for a particular class or type of membership; or

by denying that member access, or limiting the member’s access, to any benefit provided by the club or incorporated association; or

by depriving that member of membership or varying the terms of membership; or

by subjecting that member to any other detriment.

Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) applies to or in respect of a club or incorporated association —

that has as its principal object the provision of benefits for persons who are of a particular age; or

so as to prevent —

the retention by the club or incorporated association of different categories of membership for members of different ages; or

the provision of bona fide benefits, including concessions, to a person by reason of his or her age.

In determining whether the principal object of a club or incorporated association is as referred to in subsection (3)(a), regard shall be had to —

the essential character of the club or incorporated association; and

the extent to which the affairs of the club or incorporated association are so conducted that the persons primarily enjoying the benefits of membership are of the relevant age; and

any other relevant circumstance.