(1) Nothing in this Division renders unlawful discrimination against a person
on the ground of the person's age if being a person of a particular age or age
group is a genuine occupational qualification for the job.
(2) Being a person
of a particular age or age group is a genuine occupational qualification for a
job if either of the following requirements is satisfied--
(a) in dramatic
performances or other entertainment, the essential nature of the job calls for
a person of that age or age group for reasons of authenticity, so that the
essential nature of the job would be materially different if carried out by a
person of another age or age group,
(b) the holder of the job provides
persons of that age or age group with services for the purpose of promoting
their welfare or furthering their education and those services can most
effectively be provided by a person of a particular age or age group.
(3)
Being a person of a particular age or age group is a genuine occupational
qualification for a job, or a job of a class or description, prescribed by the
regulations.
(4) Nothing in subsection (2) limits the Governor's power to
make a regulation for the purposes of subsection (3).
