Work Health and Safety Act 2011
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103 Part does not apply to prisoners Nothing in this part applies to a worker who is a prisoner in custody in a prison or police gaol. Note Work health and safety of detainees in correctional centres and elsewhere is dealt with in the Corrections Management Act 2007, s 219.
Part 6 Discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct Division 6.1 Prohibition of discriminatory, coercive or misleading conduct 104 Prohibition of discriminatory conduct (1) A person must not engage in discriminatory conduct for a prohibited reason. (2) A person commits an offence under subsection (1) only if the reason referred to in section 106 (What is a prohibited reason) was the dominant reason for the discriminatory conduct. Note A civil proceeding may be brought under div 6.3 in relation to discriminatory conduct engaged in for a prohibited reason. (3) For the purposes of the application of the Criminal Code 2002 in relation to an offence under subsection (1), intention is the fault element for the physical element of engaging in conduct.