Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

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WORK HEALTH ACT - SECT 45

Discrimination against workers, &c.

45. Discrimination against workers, &c.

An employer shall not -

(a) dismiss a worker; or

(b) act in any way detrimental to a worker in the worker's employment with the employer,

for the reason only that the worker -

(c) assists or has assisted or gives or has given information to the Authority or an officer;

(d) makes or has made a reasonable complaint in relation to health and safety to the employer, the Authority or an officer; or

(e) ceases work under section 32(1).

Penalty: In the case of a body corporate - $10,000.

In the case of a natural person - $2,000, or imprisonment for 12 months.



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