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StatuteHuman Rights Act 1993

Section 35 — Human Rights Act 1993: General qualification on exceptions

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35 General qualification on exceptions No employer shall be entitled, by virtue of any of the exceptions in this Part of this Act, to accord to any person in respect of any position different treatment based on a prohibited ground of discrimination even though some of the duties of that position would fall within any of those exceptions if, with some adjustment of the activities of the employer (not being an adjustment involving unreasonable disruption of the activities of the employer), some other employee could carry out those particular duties. Compare: 1977 No 49 s 15(4)

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