EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 (NO. 16 OF 2010) - SECT 202 Vicarious liability of employers and principals

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 (NO. 16 OF 2010) - SECT 202

    For section 17 of the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 substitute —

        "     17     Vicarious liability of employers and principals

If a person in the course of employment or while acting as an agent—

        (a)     contravenes a provision of this Part; or

        (b)     engages in any conduct that would, if engaged in by the person's employer or principal, contravene a provision of this Part—

both the person and the employer or principal must be taken to have contravened the provision and a person may bring a dispute to the Commissioner for dispute resolution or make an application to the Tribunal against either or both of them.".