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Industrial Relations Act 1996

144WActions under work health and safety laws permitted

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144W Actions under work health and safety laws permitted

The Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 115 does not apply in relation to an application for a sexual harassment order.

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This section allows a person to apply for a sexual harassment order and also commence a proceeding or make an application in relation to the same conduct under WHS laws.

s 144W: Ins 2025 No 42, Sch 1[9].

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