Overview
Age discrimination is the prejudicial or less favourable treatment of a person on the basis of that person’s age.[1]
The Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) defines ‘age’ as including an ‘age group’.[2]
References
[1] Butterworths Australian Legal Dictionary, 1997, 37.
[2] Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) s.5.