Equal Opportunity (Religious Bodies) Amendment Bill 2024 (SA)
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South Australia
Equal Opportunity (Religious Bodies) Amendment Bill 2024
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
Part 2—Amendment of Equal Opportunity Act 1984
3 Amendment of section 34—Exemptions
4 Amendment of section 50—Religious bodies
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Equal Opportunity (Religious Bodies) Amendment Act 2024.
2—Commencement
This Act commences 6 months after the day on which it is assented to by the Governor.
Part 2—Amendment of Equal Opportunity Act 1984
3—Amendment of section 34—Exemptions
Section 34(3)—delete subsection (3)
4—Amendment of section 50—Religious bodies
Section 50(1)—delete subsection (1) and substitute:
This Part does not render unlawful discrimination in relation to the selection or appointment of a person to a religious order or a body established for religious purposes on the basis that they must belong to that particular religion or adhere to the precepts of that religion.