WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 664 Proof of issues in relation to alleged contravention of section 659

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 664

                   In any proceedings under section 663 relating to a termination of employment in contravention of section 659 for a reason (a proscribed reason ) set out in a paragraph of subsection (2) of that section:

                     (a)  it is not necessary for the employee to prove that the termination was for a proscribed reason; but

                     (b)  it is a defence in the proceedings if the employer proves that the termination was for a reason or reasons that do not include a proscribed reason (other than a proscribed reason to which subsection 659(3) or (4) applies).