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191 Contracting out prohibited
(1) A term of any contract or agreement that purports to exclude, limit or modify the operation of this Part or of any provision of this Part is void to the extent that it would otherwise have that effect.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a term of a contract to the extent that it purports to impose a requirement on a person that is more onerous than the relevant requirement imposed by this Part.
Pt 10A (Headings and ss 191A–191ZZZE) inserted by No. 74/2007 s. 20 (as amended by No. 56/2008 ss 4‑42), amended by Nos 13/2009 ss 88, 89 (as amended by No. 19/2010 s. 63), 28/2009 s. 51, 93/2009 s. 22, substituted as Pt 10A (Headings and ss 191A–191F) by No. 30/2013 s. 60(Sch. item 8.34).