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Sex
Discrimination
The Sex Discrimination
Act 1975 (SDA) prohibits sex discrimination against individuals in the
areas of employment, education, and as a consumer. It also prohibits
discrimination in employment against married people. It is not unlawful
to discriminate against someone because they are not married. Victimisation
because someone has tried to exercise their rights under the SDA or
Equal Pay Act is prohibited. The SDA applies to men, women and children.
Discriminatory advertisements are unlawful.
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When
a person of one sex is treated less favourably, because of his or
her sex, than another person of the opposite sex, this is direct
discrimination.
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When
a condition or requirement is applied to both sexes, but the majority
of one sex is not able to comply with it, and when the requirement
cannot be justified regardless of sex and a person is disadvantaged
as a result of the requirement, this is indirect discrimination.
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