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
Add:
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.
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