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Human Rights Act 1993

Unlawful discrimination - Discrimination in provision of goods and services

47: Exception in relation to skill

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"It's okay to use a skill differently with men and women if that's your usual practice."

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You can exercise a skill with one sex only if it is your normal practice. This is allowed under the Human Rights Act 1993, even if the skill is different for men and women. You do not break the law, as stated in section 44, if you follow your normal practice.

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Discrimination in provision of goods and services

47Exception in relation to skill

  1. Where the nature of a skill varies according to whether it is exercised in relation to men or women, a person does not commit a breach of section 44 by exercising the skill in relation to one sex only, in accordance with that person's normal practice.

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  • 1977 No 49 s 24(5)