WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 105 What is discriminatory conduct

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 105

    (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

        (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.