Fair Work Act 2009
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734 General rule
(1) A person must not make a general protections court application in relation to conduct that does not involve the dismissal of the person if:
(a) an application or complaint under an anti‑discrimination law or the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 has been made by, or on behalf of, the person in relation to the conduct; and
(b) the application or complaint has not:
(i) been withdrawn by the person who made the application; or
(ii) failed for want of jurisdiction.
(2) A person must not make an application or complaint under an anti‑discrimination law or the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 in relation to conduct that does not involve the dismissal of the person if:
(a) a general protections court application has been made by, or on behalf of, the person in relation to the conduct; and
(b) the application has not:
(i) been withdrawn by the person who made the application; or
(ii) failed for want of jurisdiction.