QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 239
Contracting out prohibited
QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 239
Contracting out prohibited
239 Contracting out prohibited
(1) A contract or agreement is void to the extent to which it—
(a) is
contrary to this Act; or
(b) purports to annul, exclude, restrict or
otherwise change the effect of a provision of this Act.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not apply to an agreement that a dispute be referred to arbitration if
the agreement is entered into after the dispute arises.
(3) Nothing in this
section prevents the parties to a contract or agreement from including in the
contract or agreement provisions that impose greater or more onerous
obligations on an entity than are imposed under this Act.
(4) This section
applies to contracts or agreements entered into before or after the
commencement of this Act.