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—
(a) an individual, or group of individuals, repeatedly behaves unreasonably towards—
(i) the employee, or
(ii) a group of employees of which the employee is a member, and
(b) the behaviour creates a risk to health and safety.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to reasonable management action carried out in a reasonable way.
s 144C: Ins 2025 No 42, Sch 1[9].