Anti-discrimination Act 1992
31Discrimination in work area
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31 Discrimination in work area (1) A person shall not discriminate: (a) in deciding who should be offered work; or (b) in the terms and conditions of work that is offered; or (c) in failing or refusing to offer work; or (d) by failing or refusing to grant a person seeking work access to a guidance program, vocational training program or other occupational training or retraining program; or (e) in developing the scope or range of a program referred to in paragraph (d). (2) A person shall not discriminate: (a) in any variation of the terms and conditions of work; or (b) in failing or refusing to grant, or limiting, access to opportunities for promotion, transfer, training or other benefit to a worker; or
Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 27 (c) in dismissing a worker; or (d) by treating a worker less favourably in any way in connection with work. (3) A person shall not discriminate against a worker on the grounds of the worker's religious belief or activity by refusing the worker permission to carry out a religious activity during working hours being an activity: (a) of a kind recognized as necessary or desirable by persons of the same religious belief as that of the worker; and (b) the performance of which during working hours is reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the work; and (c) that does not subject the employer to any detriment.