Section 52 — Human Rights Act 1993: Exception in relation to disability
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52 Exception in relation to disability It shall not be a breach of section 44 of this Act for a person who supplies facilities or services— (a) To refuse to provide those facilities or services to any person if— (i) That person's disability requires those facilities or services to be provided in a special manner; and (ii) The person who supplies the facilities or services cannot reasonably be expected to provide them in that special manner; or (b) To provide those facilities or services to any person on terms that are more onerous than those on which they are made available to other persons, if— (i) That person's disability requires those facilities or services to be provided in a special manner; and (ii) The person who supplies the facilities or services cannot reasonably be expected to provide them without requiring more onerous terms. Compare: Equal Opportunity Act 1984, s 29(2) (Victoria)
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