National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Checks) Act 2018
47Effect of Act on other rights and procedures
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47 Effect of Act on other rights and procedures
47 Effect of Act on other rights and procedures
(1) Nothing in this Act affects any statutory right that an employee may have in relation to employment or termination of employment.
(2) However, any court or tribunal exercising jurisdiction with respect to any such right must have regard to the results of any determination of an application for a clearance or risk assessment carried out under this Act in connection with the work concerned and the welfare of persons with disability as the paramount consideration in that determination or assessment.
(3) The Industrial Relations Commission or any other court or tribunal does not have jurisdiction under any Act or law to order the payment of damages or compensation for any removal from employment of a person in connection with the operation of this Act.