Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2009 - SCHEDULE 1

Age Discrimination Act 2004

1   Section   16

Repeal the section, substitute:

16   Act done because of age and for other reason

  (1)   This section applies if:

  (a)   an act is done for 2 or more reasons; and

  (b)   one of the reasons (whether or not it is the dominant or a substantial reason) is:

  (i)   the age of a person; or

  (ii)   a characteristic that appertains generally to persons of the age of a person; or

  (iii)   a characteristic that is generally imputed to persons of the age of a person.

  (2)   For the purposes of this Act, the act referred to in paragraph   (1)(a) is taken to be done because of the age of the person.

2   Application

The amendment of section   16 of the Age Discrimination Act 2004 made by this Schedule applies in relation to acts done after the commencement of this Schedule.

3   Subsection 39(6)

Omit "section   49A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 ", substitute "section   14 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 ".