A person is applying for a rental property. The landlord refuses the application solely because the applicant uses a wheelchair, even though the applicant meets all other financial and legal requirements. Which of the following best describes why this action is illegal in Australia?
- It violates anti-discrimination laws that protect people with a physical disability.Cevap
- BIt violates anti-discrimination laws, but only if the person's race or religion was also the reason for the refusal.
- CIt violates the 'Fair Go' principle, which guarantees that the government must provide free housing to anyone with a disability.
Cevap
The action is illegal because it violates anti-discrimination laws that protect individuals with a physical disability from being treated unfavourably.
The correct answer is correct because Australian anti-discrimination laws specifically protect people from being treated unfavourably in housing, employment, and education based on attributes such as physical disability. In this scenario, refusing a tenant simply because they use a wheelchair is a direct violation of these protections.
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Anahtar Kavram
Protected Attributes under Anti-Discrimination Law
İpuçları
1
Think about whether a person's physical condition is something they can be legally excluded for in Australia.
2
Recall the list of protected attributes which include things like age, sex, and marital status, in addition to race and religion.
3
The 'Fair Go' value is about having the same chance as everyone else, but anti-discrimination laws are the specific rules that protect that chance.
Daha Fazla Pratik
Review the other protected attributes such as 'marital status' and 'age' to see how they apply to workplace scenarios.
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