Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003 - SECT 25

Effect of the mandatory code

25. Effect of the mandatory code



(1) An employer or other person engaged in the clothing industry, or a sector
of the clothing industry, specified or described in the mandatory code must
not fail, without reasonable excuse, to adopt any standard of conduct or
practice set out in the code with respect to outworkers that the employer or
other person is required by the code to adopt.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.



(2) If there is an inconsistency between the provisions of the mandatory code
and the provisions of a federal award, the provisions of the federal award
that are applicable to outworkers prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.