Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 1992 (Qld)

Queensland

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT BILL 1992

Queensland

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT BILL 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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A BILL

FOR

An Act to amend the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 Anti-Discrimination Amendment

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows.

Short title

Clause1. This Act may be cited as the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Act 1992.

Amended Act

Clause2. The Anti-Discrimination Act 199] is amended as set out in this Act.

Amendment of s.32 (Compulsory retirement age) Clause3. Section 32(1)— omit, insert—

*(1) A person may set an age for the compulsory retirement of people whether—

(a) generally; or

(b) by reference to sex, category or type of position.'.

Amendment of s.127 (Discriminatory advertisements) Clause4. After section 127(1)— insert—

'(1A) To remove any doubt, subsection (1) does not apply to an advertisement so far as it advertises for a worker who is under 21 years of age, whether by specifying a particular age, a particular age group or otherwise.

Example—An employer may advertise for an 18 year old sales assistant or for a 15 to 17 year old sales assistant.'. 1114 16 182123 25 Anti-Discrimination Amendment

Amendment of s.249 (Tribunal's powers) Clause5. Section 249(4)—

omit, insert—

'(4) A rule is subordinate legislation.'.

© State of Queensland 1992

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