Jireh House Association Inc
Exemption no: 21/08/038
Date granted: 01/09/2021
Date of expiry: 01/09/2024
Date advertised in Tasmanian Government Gazette: 1/09/2021
Relevant exceptions under the Act: Sections 25, 26, 27(1)(d)
Description
This exemption was granted to permit Jireh House Association Inc to recruit and employ women only in the identified positions within the organisation on the basis that:
- Jireh House Association Inc operates a crisis accommodation and support service for women, and women with children, who have become homeless due to domestic violence and/or other life trauma/crises; and
- Being a women is a genuine occupational requirement of working with women who require crisis accommodation and other support services provided by Jireh House Association Inc. Staff members in these identified roles all have regular direct personal contact with women escaping domestic violence (where the perpetrator is usually male).