Religious belief or activity

Religious institutions controlled or run by a body established for religious purposes (e.g. a catholic seminary, Jewish rabbinical school, or Buddhist monastery) may discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic when employing people, provided that discrimination is necessary to conform with religious beliefs or sensitivities. This covers schools run by religious bodies.

Religious schools run according to religious beliefs and principles but not by religious bodies, are also exempt from Victorian discrimination provisions. They may discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic when employing people, provided the discrimination is necessary to conform to relevant beliefs or principles.