New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1977 - SECT 57

57 Voluntary bodies

(1) In this section,
"body" means a body, the activities of which are carried on otherwise than for profit and which is not established by an Act, but does not include--

(a) a co-operative registered under the Co-operatives National Law (NSW) or a society under the Friendly Societies Act 1989 , or

(b) a friendly society registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1989 , or

(c) a building society or credit union registered under the Financial Institutions (NSW) Code , or

(d) a co-operative housing society registered under the Co-operative Housing and Starr-Bowkett Societies Act 1998 , or

(e) a registered club.

(2) Nothing in this Act affects--

(a) any rule or practice of a body which restricts admission to membership of that body, or

(b) the provision of benefits, facilities or services to members of that body.