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Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
105What is discriminatory conduct
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105 What is discriminatory conduct
(1) For the purposes of this Part, a person engages in discriminatory
conduct if:
(a) the person:
(i) dismisses a worker; or
(ii) terminates a contract for services with a worker; or
(iii) puts a worker to his or her detriment in the engagement
of the worker; or
(iv) alters the position of a worker to the worker's detriment;
or
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(b) the person:
(i) refuses or fails to offer to engage a prospective worker;
or
(ii) treats a prospective worker less favourably than another
prospective worker would be treated in offering terms of
engagement; or
(c) the person terminates a commercial arrangement with another
person; or
(d) the person refuses or fails to enter into a commercial
arrangement with another person.
(2) For the purposes of this Part, a person also engages in
discriminatory conduct if the person organises to take any action
referred to in subsection (1) or threatens to organise or take that
action.