A Legal Question Asha Had a Lot on Her Mind.As a Maori Woman

A Legal Question
Asha had a lot on her mind.As a Maori woman working in a New Zealand Government institution, she felt she had to work doubly hard to gain workplace rewards.But recently, even her hard work was not making the difference.Last week, she learned that James, a manager who had very similar qualifications, experience, tenure and responsibilities, was getting paid more than she was.Furthermore, at age 38, she was hearing rumours that Mary, her boss, was considering bringing in a younger group of managers because 'this older group is just costing us too much.' To top it off, there was pressure from home.Her father was critically ill and, as the only child, she wanted to take some time off to help care for him.She was willing to take it as unpaid leave, but was getting resistance from her manager.Asha thought this was unfair given the fact that the organisation had over 200 managers who could cover for her in this crisis.Asha decided to talk with her solicitor about these issues.
-Refer to A Legal Question (Scenario) .Asha mentioned to her solicitor that she had read about a law that prohibits discrimination against employees based on age.Her solicitor listened and then said which of the following?

A) 'Technically, age is considered a form of disability, and, therefore, you would be covered under Sex Discrimination Act 1975.'
B) 'You are too young to be covered under the State Sector Act 1988.'
C) 'Age discrimination is covered by the Human Rights Act 1993 but at only 38 it might be difficult to establish age discrimination.'
D) 'You would be covered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996.'
E) 'The Employee Relations Act 2000 prohibits such discrimination.'