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23  Registered organisations under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
 (1) It is unlawful for a registered organisation, the committee of management of a registered organisation or a member of the committee of management of a registered organisation to discriminate against a person, on the ground of the person's age:
 (a) by refusing or failing to accept the person's application for membership; or
 (b) in the terms or conditions on which the organisation is prepared to admit the person to membership.
 (2) It is unlawful for a registered organisation, the committee of management of a registered organisation or a member of the committee of management of a registered organisation to discriminate against a person who is a member of the registered organisation, on the ground of the member's age:
 (a) by denying the member access or limiting the member's access, to any benefit provided by the organisation; or
 (b) by depriving the member of membership or varying the terms of membership; or
 (c) by subjecting the member to any other detriment.

Definitions
 (3) In this section:
committee of management, in relation to a registered organisation, means the group or body of persons (however described) that manages the affairs of that organisation, as the case may be.
registered organisation means an organisation registered, or an association recognised, under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.