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Exemptions granted under section 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977

Applicant
Program
Sections
Year granted & no. of years
Expiry
Adage Pty LtdThe exemption granted to Sage Co 31 May 2005 is varied to substitue Adage Pty Ltd in the place of Sage Co to provide the services on the same terms. The exemption applying to Sage Co is revoked.
31.5.05
(five years)
30.5.2010
Albury City CouncilTo designate, advertise and recruit Indigenous people only as tradespersons and trainees for the Wagirra Project
16.3.09
(5 years)
15.3.2014
Arts Law Centre of Australia

To employ two Indigenous staff members for the provision of arts law services to the Indigenous community
13.8.2003
(10 years)
12.8.2013
Australian Broadcasting CorporationTo advertise and recruit for an annual Television Sport Broadcaster Internship targeted at women applicants
18.12.2006
(10 years)
17.12.2016
Australian Council of Social ServiceTo designate and recruit for a position as a Senior Policy Officer for an Indigenous person.
8.5.2002
(10 years)
7.5.2012
Bengalla Mining Company Pty LtdTo designate and recruit for up to 12 positions in its New Entrant Program for women only - conditions attached - for details contact the Anti-Discrimination Board
4.7.2002
(10 years)
3.7.2012
Blue Mountains City CouncilTo designate, advertise and recruit for two Traineeship positions for people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Background
10.01.2007
(10 years)
9.01.2017
Boeing Australia Pty LtdIncludes: to enable the Applicant to ask present and future employees and contractors to declare, to the best of their knowledge and belief, their;
(i) exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship); and/or
(ii) place of birth;
To identify employees accordingly, require employees to advise the employer of any change in that status, and make decisions about recruiting and deploying employees on that basis. Conditions attached - for full details contact the ADB
granted 22 December 2008
(3 years)
21 December 2011
BAE Systems Australia LtdIncludes: to enable the Applicant to ask present and future employees and contractors to declare, to the best of their knowledge and belief, their;
(i) exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship); and/or
(ii) place of birth;
To identify employees accordingly, require employees to advise the employer of any change in that status, and make decisions about recruiting and deploying employees on that basis. Conditions attached - for full details contact the ADB
granted 22 December 2008
(3 years)
21 December 2011
BreastScreen Greater Western SydneyTo designate and recruit for women only to fill various positions in front-line client contact areas - for details of positions covered contact the Legal Officer at the Anti-Discrimination Board
6.4.2004
(10 years)
5.4.2014
Byron Shire CouncilTo designate, advertise and recruit for a position as Bush Regenerator for a person of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent
24.11.2006
(5 years)
23.11.2011
Campbelltown City CouncilTo designate and recruit an Indigenous person for a position of Child Care Assistant
15.06.2004
(10 years)
15.06.2014
Central Coast Volunteer Referral AgencyTo employ a person under the age of 25 as a part-time co-ordinator of the pilot program 'Experienced Hands’
23.11.2000
(10 years)
23.11.2010
Citigroup's Global Corporate and Investment Banking Group and Smith Barney CitigroupTo designate for women only, and to recruit women in, half of all places available on the Summer Internship Program
15.12.2004
(five years)
14.12.2009
Clarence Valley CouncilTo designate, advertise and recruit for one Field Operator - Roller; two Field operators - Parks Maintenance Grafton; one
Field Operator - Water Cycle; one Administration Assistant - Grafton; one Field Operator - Water Cycle; one Administration Assistant - Grafton Community and Function Center; and two Customer Service Assistants.
25.05.2009
(ten years)
25.05.2019
Clarence Valley CouncilTo designate, advertise and recruit for 12 Indigenous people to work on an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Project run in conjunction with the Catchment Management Authority
6.12.2005
(5 years)
5.12.2010
Combined Community Legal Centre GroupTo advertise for and recruit an Aboriginal Person to the position of Aboriginal Legal Access Coordinator
25.07.2008
(10 years)
25.07.2018
Cook's Constructions Pty LtdTo designate and recruit for five Indigenous plant operator positions
6.7.2004
(10 years)
6.7.2014
Curtis, ShirleyTo advertise and offer her massage services to women only
20.6.1998
(10 years)
20.6.2008
Dept of Education and Training, Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment ProgramTo provide funding to other agencies or private employers to designate and recruit for up to 50 positions for Indigenous people
6.11.2001
(10 years)
6.11.2011
Dept of Urban Affairs and PlanningTo employ an Aboriginal person as CEO of the Aboriginal Housing Office
31.8.1998
(10 years)
30.8.2008
Disability Council of NSW
To designate and recruit for an Indigenous project officer within the Council's secretariat
18.8.2003
(5 years)
17.8.2008
Dympna House Child Sexual Assault Counselling and Resource CentreTo provide services to females of all ages and male children aged twelve and under, and to designate and recruit for women only
25.11.2002
(10 years)
24.11.2012
Faculty of the Built Environment - see University of New South Wales
Glen Innes Local Aboriginal Land CouncilTo designate and recruit for the positions of Co-ordinator/Office Manager and Office Receptionist for Aboriginal people
14.3.2002
(10 years)
13.3.2012
Go Shigen Ryu - Martial Arts and Self-Defence SchoolTo provide classes for women only
14.9.2000
(10 years)
14.9.2010
Grey Army ManagementTo provide recruitment services for people over 40 years of age only
4.7.2002
(10 years)
3.7.2012
Gunnedah Shire CouncilTo designate and recruit for a traineeship position in the Community Services section for an Indigenous person
16.6.2003
(5 years)
15.6.2008
Health Department, NSWTo designate, advertise and recruit for 60 positions each year in its Trainee Enrolled Nurse Program for Aboriginal people
29.7.2007
(5 years)
28.7.2012
Hunter Mental Health Service (now part of the Hunter New England Area Health Service)To designate and recruit for a Consumer Co-ordinator and three Consumer Consultants as positions for people who are current or past primary consumers of a mental health service
22.2.02
(10 years)
21.2.2012
Inverell Shire CouncilTo designate and recruit an Indigenous person for a position of Circulation and Support Services Officer, Inverell Shire Public Library
17.6.2004
(10 years)
16.6.2014
Immigrant Women's Speakout Association NSWTo provide services specifically to migrant and refugee women from non-English speaking backgrounds, and to designate and recruit for women only
6.7.2001
(10 years)
5.7.2011
Labour Council - See Australian Business Industrial
Lismore City CouncilTo designate and recruit for up to 12 positions, including traineeships and apprenticeships, as positions for Indigenous people.
13.12.2004
(5 years)
12.12.2009
Livingstone Road Sexual Health Centre - see variation granted to RPA Sexual Health Service (Sydney South West Area Health Service)To establish a sexual health clinic for men only to be staffed by a male sexual health doctor, a male sexual health nurse, a male social worker and a male receptionist
28.05.2001
(10 years)
28.05.2011
Livingstone Road Sexual Health Centre - see variation granted to RPA Sexual Health Service (Sydney South West Area Health Service)Variation to the original exemption: to include one additional male sexual health doctor and one additional male sexual health nurse
28.05.2001
(10 years)
28.05.2011
MidCoast WaterTo designate, advertise and recruit for a position as a Trainee Water Operator for a person of Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander descent
18.04.2007
(5 years)
18.04.2012
MidCoast WaterTo designate, advertise and recruit a position of Trainee-Administration for an indigenous person.
17.11.2008
(5 years)
16.11.2013
Munro Select Consulting GroupTo advertise positions for persons over 40 years of age, and to enable Munro Select Consulting Group and any employers and principals to recruit people over 40 years of age through the 'Munro Greys' initiative
2.4.2003
(5 years)
5.4.2008
Nambucca Shire CouncilTo designate, advertise and recruit for an indigenous labourer
6.7.2009
(10 years)
6.7.2019
National Aboriginal Islander and Skills Development AssociationTo designate various positions for Aboriginal person
26.04.2000
(10 years)
26.4.2010
National Trust of Australia (NSW)To designate and recruit for a position as a Conservation Officer for an Aboriginal person
5.4.2001
(10 years)
5.4.2011
New England Area Health ServiceTo designate one position of Aboriginal Health Education Officer for an Indigenous male, and another for an Indigenous female
05.6.2000
(10 years)
05.5.2010
New South Wales Premier’s DepartmentTo designate and recruit for an Aboriginal person for the position of Director-General of Department of Aboriginal Affairs
16.6.2003
(10 years)
15.6.2013
Northern Rivers Community Legal CentreTo designate a receptionist position as a position for an Indigenous person
16.11.1998
(10 years)
15.11.2008
Northern Rivers Community Legal CentreTo designate and recruit an Aborignal woman as Indigenous Assistant Coordinator of the Women’s Domestic Violence Court Assistance Scheme.
22.8.2002
(10 years)
21.8.2012
NSW Aboriginal Housing OfficeTo designate the position of Regional Services Co-ordinator as position for an Aboriginal person
19.7.1999
(10 years)
19.7.2009
NSW Consumer Advisory Group - Mental Health IncTo designate, advertise and recruit to develop pool of Casual Committee Representatives who are self identified mental health consumers or are carers of mental health consumers
03.11.2008
(5 years)
02.11.2013
NSW Consumer Advisory Group - Mental Health IncTo designate, advertise and recruit a Policy, Participation and Project Officer who is a self identified mental health consumer.
02.03.2009
(5 years)
02.03.2014
NSW University, Faculty of Lawto designate, advertise and recruit for an Indigenous person for a fixed-term position as Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law
13.02.2006
(4 years)
12.02.2010
On Track Community ProgramsTo designate, advertise and recruit males only for the position of Team Leader for its Challenging Behaviours Unit - limited to the recruitment and employment of staff required to deal with particular patients for whom male support staff have been recommended by a health professional
2.3.2009
(3 years)
1.3.2012
Office of the Children’s GuardianTo designate and recruit for two positions of Case Monitoring and Review Officers within the Case Monitoring and Review Team for Indigenous people
27.6.2001
(10 years)
27.6.2011
Penrith City Council To designate two Child Care Assistants positions as positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
24.5.1999
23.5.2009
Penrith City Council To designate and recruit for two positions as Child Care Assistants as positions for Indigenous people
8.5.2001
(10 years)
8.5.2011
Penrith City
Council
To designate, advertise and recruit for an Aboriginal Project Worker to work within Children's Services
23.11.2005
(10 years)
22.11.2015
Penrith City
Council
To designate, advertise and recruit for 6 positions each year on its Traineeship and Entry Level Program for people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background
4.4.2006
(10 years)
3.4.2016
Port Macquarie Hastings CouncilTo designate, advertise and recruit for two Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons to be employed as trainees, apprentices or cadets
16.07.2009
(5 years)
16.07.2014
Port Macquarie Hastings CouncilTo designate, advertise and recruit for an Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander Information Technology (IT) Trainee.
24.05.2009
(3 years)
24.05.2012
Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd and other associated entitiesIncludes: to enable the Applicant to ask present and future employees and contractors to declare, to the best of their knowledge and belief, their:
(i) exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship); and/or
(ii) place of birth;
To identify employees accordingly, require employees to advise the employer of any change in that status, and make decisions about recruiting and deploying employees on that basis. Conditions attached - for full details, see NSW Government Gazette 24 October 2008 10379 / 19th_September.pdf
granted 15 October 2008
(3 years)
14 October 2011
Rosebank Child Sexual Abuse Service Inc.To designate and recruit for three positions (one full-time and two part-time) of Child Sexual Abuse Counsellor for women only
13.10.2003
12.10.2013
RPA Sexual Health Service (Sydney South West Area Health Service)The exemption granted to Livingstone Sexual Health Centre on 28 May 2001 for a period of ten years to provide a sexual health clinic for men only to be staffed by men only and later varied on 3 December 2003, is varied to permit RPA Sexual Health Services ( SydneySouth West Area Health Service) to provide these services in the same terms.
28.05.2001
( 10 years)
28.05.2011
SageCo Pty Ltd

* See Variation Order to Adage Pty Ltd granted October 2008
To allow SageCo through various of its programs to advertise for, recruit for and provide associated services to, people over 40 years of age
31.5.05
(five years)
30.5.2010
Sear, ElizabethTo provide a Day Spa Beauty Retreat for women only
13.10.2003
12.10.2013
Shellharbour City CouncilTo designate, advertise and recruit a position as Apprentice Horticulturalist for a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
7.02.2006
(five years)
6.02.2011
Shoalhaven City CouncilTo designate position of library assistant as a position for Indigenous people
23.11.1998
(10 years)
22.11.2008
Soft Images Beauty SalonTo provide services for women only
3.12.2003
(10 years)
3.12.2013
South West Sydney Legal CentreTo designate and recruit for a position for a female solicitor
7.9.2001
(10 years)
6.9.2011
Summerland Security ServiceTo designate position of security guard for Aboriginal person
26.04.2000
(10 years)
26.04.2010
Sutherland Shire CouncilTo designate a position on the Council’s Environmental Services Division for an Aboriginal person
29.9.2000
(10 years)
29.9.2010
Sutherland Shire Council To designate and recruit for three positions - a Records Assistant, an Administration Assistant at the Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and a Support Officer in the Cultural Planning and Events Unit - as positions for Indigenous people
28.5.2001
(10 years)
28.5.2011
TAFE NSW Riverina Institute To designate, advertise and recruit a female for a permanent, part-time TAFE Counsellor position at the Albury Campus
7.12.2005
(10 years)
6.12.2015
Thales Australia Ltd.Includes: to enable the Applicant to ask present and future employees and contractors to declare, to the best of their knowledge and belief, their:
(i) exact citizenship (including any dual citizenship); and/or
(ii) place of birth;
To identify employees accordingly, require employees to advise the employer of any change in that status, and make decisions about recruiting and deploying employees on that basis
Conditions attached - for full details, see NSW Government Gazette 19 September 2008, 38/2008, at page 9366. At:
NSWgazette
granted 12 September 2008 and will expire on 11 September 2011
(3 years)
11.09.2011
UnitingCare NSW.ACTTo designate, advertise and recruit for the following Residential Care Youth Workers:
  • A permanent full-time female worker at Minnamurra Residential Care Program (West Ryde)
  • A permanent full-time male worker at Byrnes Residential Care Program (Glen Alpine)
  • A permanent full-time female worker at Gordon Residential Care Program (Pennant Hills)
granted 6th August 2009
( 5 years )
06.08.2014
University of New South Wales, Faculty of the Built EnvironmentTo designate a position and recruit for an Indigenous person as co-ordinator of the Faculty of the Built Environment Preparatory Program for Indigenous Students
6.11.2001
(10 years)
6.11.2011
University of Western Sydney, Aboriginal Education Centre To designate and recruit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons for three positions in their Centre
2.10.2002
(10 years)
1.10.2012
University of Western Sydney, Aboriginal Education Centre To designate and recruit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons for two positions in their Centre
24.02.2003
(10 years)
23.02.2013
Veolia Transport Pty LtdTo designate and recruit for women only for positions as bus drivers
02.05.2008
(5 years)
01.05.2013
Wentworth Community HousingTo designate, advertise and recruit for an Aboriginal Trainee Housing Worker
08.04.2009
(5 years)
08.04.2014
Western NSW Community Legal Centre IncTo advertise for and employ an Indigenous Front Desk Administrator, a female Indigenous Field Officer, and a female Rural Women's Outreach Solicitor
17.10.2005
(10 years)
16.10.2015
Woodenbong Pre-School Kindergarten IncorporatedTo designate a position of Cleaner/helper as an Aboriginal position
1.12.1997
(10 years)
30.11.2007





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