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Industrial Relations Act 1996
144CDefinition of bullied at work
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#### 144C Definition of bullied at work
144C Definition of bullied at work
> > (1) For this part, an employee is bullied at work if, while the employee is at work—
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> > > (a) an individual, or group of individuals, repeatedly behaves unreasonably towards—
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> > > > (i) the employee, or
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> > > > (ii) a group of employees of which the employee is a member, and
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> > > (b) the behaviour creates a risk to health and safety.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to reasonable management action carried out in a reasonable way.
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> **s 144C:** Ins 2025 No 42, Sch 1\[9\].