▁by ▁the ▁Commission ▁under ▁the ▁Act ▁were ▁about ▁disc rim ination ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Age ▁disc rim ination ▁laws ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level ▁were ▁strength ened ▁by ▁the ▁Age ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁which ▁helps ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁people ▁are ▁not ▁subject ed ▁to ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁various ▁areas ▁of ▁public ▁life , ▁including ▁employ ment , ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁goods ▁and ▁services , ▁education , ▁and ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Australian ▁government ▁laws ▁and ▁programs . ▁The ▁Act , ▁however , ▁does ▁provide ▁for ▁exem ptions ▁in ▁some ▁areas , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁providing ▁for ▁positive ▁disc rim ination , ▁that ▁is , ▁actions ▁which ▁assist ▁people ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁age ▁who ▁experience ▁a ▁dis adv antage ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁age . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁Age ▁Disc rim ination ▁Commission er ▁was ▁created ▁within ▁the ▁Australian ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission . ▁The ▁new ▁Commission er ' s ▁respons ib ilities ▁include ▁raising ▁aw aren ess ▁among ▁employ ers ▁about ▁the ▁benef icial ▁contributions ▁that ▁senior ▁Austral ians ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁younger ▁employees ▁can ▁make ▁in ▁the ▁work force . ▁ ▁Every ▁state ▁in ▁Australia ▁has ▁a ▁prob ation ary ▁plate ▁system ▁for ▁drivers . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁allowed ▁because ▁the ▁Age ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act ▁says ▁that , ▁in ▁some ▁circumstances , ▁tre ating ▁someone ▁differently ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁age ▁won ' t ▁be ▁against ▁the ▁law . ▁This ▁is