Can "exceptions setting out" be paraphrased as follows?
The decision to implement the age discrimination ban was taken following a consultation on exceptions setting out the circumstances in which it would remain lawful to use age as a reason for treating people differently.

In the sentence above, can "exceptions setting out" be paraphrased as "exceptions that were setting out" or "exceptions that are setting out"?

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Can "exceptions setting out" be  paraphrased as follows?
The decision to implement the age discrimination ban was taken following a consultation on exceptions setting out the circumstances in which it would remain lawful to use age as a reason for treating people differently.

In the sentence above, can "exceptions setting out" be paraphrased as "exceptions that were setting out" or "exceptions that are  setting out"?

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In this sentence, "exceptions setting out" does not sound natural.
My understanding is that you are explaining that this Age Discrimination Ban is a way to prevent people from treating others poorly because of his/her age. 
Is this similar to what you meant with "expectations setting out?:
"The Age Discrimination Ban was implemented to identify and prevent the circumstances in which a person is unlawfully using age as a reason to treat someone differently."

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