Victorian Current Acts

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 - SECT 69

    (1)     A club, or a member of the committee of management or other governing body of a club, may limit a member's access to a benefit on the basis of the member's sex if—

        (a)     it is not practicable for men and women to enjoy the benefit at the same time; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     access to the same or an equivalent benefit is provided for men and women separately; or

              (ii)     men and women are each entitled to a reasonably equivalent opportunity to enjoy the benefit.

S. 69(2) inserted by No. 26/2011 s. 16.

    (2)     In determining any matter relating to the application of subsection (1), the following must be considered—

        (a)     the purposes for which the club is established;

        (b)     the membership of the club, including any class or type of membership;

        (c)     the nature of the benefits provided by the club;

        (d)     the opportunities for the use and enjoyment of those benefits by men and women;

        (e)     any other relevant circumstances.

Division 7—Discrimination in sport