Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Act 2026 (35 of 2026)

Schedule 1   Limiting the use of genetic information by life insurers

Part 2   Other amendments

Disability Discrimination Act 1992

5   At the end of section 46

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Discrimination based on protected genetic information - life insurance

(3) For the purposes of this section, discrimination based on protected genetic information (within the meaning of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984) about a person is taken not to be reasonable if it relates to:

(a) a refusal to offer the person a life insurance policy; or

(b) the terms and conditions on which a life insurance policy is offered to, or may be obtained by, the person.