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of Part 5 of the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (other than section 51 or 52); or
 (d) Division 4 of Part 2 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (other than section 42).
 (2) In this Act, a reference to the Governor of a State shall, in relation to the Northern Territory, be construed as a reference to the Administrator of the Northern Territory.
 (3) In this Act:
 (a) a reference to, or to the doing of, an act includes a reference to a refusal or failure to do an act; and
 (b) a reference, in relation to the doing of an act or the engaging in of a practice, to the person who did the act or engaged in the practice shall, in the case of an act done or practice engaged in by an unincorporated body of persons, be read as a reference to that body.
 (4) In the definition of human rights in subsection (1):
 (a) the reference to the rights and freedoms recognised in the Covenant shall be read as a reference to the rights and freedoms recognised in the Covenant as it applies to Australia; and
 (b) the reference to the rights and freedoms recognised or declared by any relevant international instrument shall:
 (i) in the case of an instrument (not being a declaration referred to in subparagraph (ii)) that applies to Australia—be read as a reference to the rights and freedoms recognised or declared by the instrument as it applies to Australia; or
 (ii) in the case of an instrument being a declaration made by an international organisation that was adopted by Australia—be read as a reference to the rights and freedoms recognised or declared by the declaration as it was adopted by Australia.
 (5) A reference in this Act to the making of a declaration by an international organisation shall be read as a reference to the making or adopting of a declaration, proclamation or other statement by such an organisation in any way, whether by the passing of a resolution, the issuing of an instrument or otherwise.
 (6) A reference in this Act to the adoption by Australia of an international instrument being a declaration made by an international organisation shall be read as a reference to the casting by Australia of a vote in favour of the making of the declaration by the organisation at the meeting of the organisation at which the declaration was made or to the giving of some other public notification by Australia expressing its support for the declaration.
 (7) A reference in this Act to a person acting on behalf of the Commission is a reference to:
 (a) a person, or each of a body of persons,