Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003 - SECT 50

Prohibition of victimisation

50. Prohibition of victimisation



(1) An employer, a contractor, an organisation or an interested organisation
must not victimise an outworker.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(2) An employer, contractor or organisation victimises an outworker if the
employer, contractor or organisation subjects or threatens to subject the
outworker to any detriment because the outworker, or a person associated with
the outworker, has-

   (a)  claimed a benefit or exercised a power or right that he or she is
        entitled to claim or exercise under this Act; or

   (b)  brought, or otherwise participated in, a proceeding under this Act; or

   (c)  informed any person of an alleged contravention of this Act or the
        regulations by any person.

(3) In this section-

outworker includes a prospective outworker;

employer includes a prospective employer.

Division 4-Other offences