admit people who do not This does not apply to have disabilities administration, coaching or umpiring. Impairment If the sporting activity is A hotel in Melbourne that aimed to cater conducted only for for male homosexuals applied for an exemption from coverage by the persons with a particular Equal Opportunity Act 1995 in Victoria. impairment, or if a person has a It wanted to prevent or restrict entry by particular impairment, people who were not homosexual males and as a result cannot where it believed granting entry would perform the sporting affect the safety and comfort of male activity. homosexuals in the hotel, and wanted to advertise that policy. GENERAL POINTS The tribunal considered this policy to be a measure designed to achieve equality Illustrations of opportunity for male homosexuals, Stereotyped and to redress disadvantage suffered by illustrations should be them, and granted the exemption for avoided. These three years. include ‘situation scenes’ in which a Peel Hotel Pty Ltd (Anti-discrimination particular activity is exemption) (2007) EOC ¶93-460 shown as predominantly male or female so as to SPORTING imply that a person’s COMPETITIONS sex is a prerequisite for the job. Exclusions in sport apply to some competitors, in some Application forms situations: Application forms Sex or coupons published Single sex competitions as part of an can be advertised, if the advertisement must sport is such that one not discriminate by sex would have an asking different advantage because of questions of different strength, stamina or groups of people physique, protected by the Act This does not apply to (eg the form could competitions for under ask marital ‘state 12s nor for status’ but no a ‘if administration, coaching married woman state or umpiring number of children’) Age Age specific sporting activity can be advertised if it competitive and only between persons of a specific age.
admit people who do not have disabilities A hotel in Melbourne that aimed to cater for male homosexuals applied for an exemption from coverage by the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 in Victoria. It wanted to prevent or restrict entry by people who were not homosexual males where it believed granting entry would affect the safety and comfort of male homosexuals in the hotel, and wanted to advertise that policy. The tribunal considered this policy to be a measure designed to achieve equality of opportunity for male homosexuals, and to redress disadvantage suffered by them, and granted the exemption for three years. Peel Hotel Pty Ltd (Anti-discrimination exemption) (2007) EOC ¶93-460 SPORTING COMPETITIONS Exclusions in sport apply to some competitors, in some situations: Sex Single sex competitions can be advertised, if the sport is such that one sex would have an advantage because of strength, stamina or physique, This does not apply to competitions for under 12s nor for administration, coaching or umpiring Age Age specific sporting activity can be advertised if it competitive and only between persons of a specific age. This does not apply to administration, coaching or umpiring. Impairment If the sporting activity is conducted only for persons with a particular impairment, or if a person has a particular impairment, and as a result cannot perform the sporting activity. GENERAL POINTS Illustrations Stereotyped illustrations should be avoided. These include ‘situation scenes’ in which a particular activity is shown as predominantly male or female so as to imply that a person’s sex is a prerequisite for the job. Application forms Application forms or coupons published as part of an advertisement must not discriminate by asking different questions of different groups of people protected by the Act (eg the form could ask ‘state marital status’ but no ‘if a married woman state number of children’)
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