Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 105

105 What is discriminatory conduct

(1) For this part, a person engages in
"discriminatory conduct" if—

(a) the person—

(i) dismisses a worker; or

(ii) terminates a contract for services with a worker; or

(iii) puts a worker to his or her detriment in the engagement of the worker; or

(iv) alters the position of a worker to the worker’s detriment; or

(v) treats a worker less favourably than other workers of the person; or

(b) the person—

(i) refuses or fails to offer to engage a prospective worker; or

(ii) treats a prospective worker less favourably than another prospective worker would be treated in offering terms of engagement; or

(c) the person terminates a commercial arrangement with another person; or

(d) the person refuses or fails to enter into a commercial arrangement with another person.

(2) For this part, a person also engages in discriminatory conduct if the person organises to take any action mentioned in subsection (1) or threatens to organise or take that action.