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Expert queries VCAT ruling to exempt enterprise agreement from age discrimination laws

A Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision to exempt an enterprise agreement from parts of the State's Equal Opportunity Act might be without jurisdiction because certified agreements prevail over State discrimination laws, as well as the federal Age Discrimination Act, according to a specialist workplace lawyer.

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