Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not, for a prohibited reason, or for reasons that include a prohibited reason, do, or threaten to do, either of the following:
(a) discriminate against a commission agent in relation to the terms and conditions of the contract under which the person deals with the agent;
(b) terminate the contract.
(2) Conduct mentioned in subsection (1) is for a prohibited reason if it is engaged in because the commission agent, or an officer or employee of the commission agent:
(a) may volunteer to render defence service; or
(b) is rendering defence service; or
(c) is, or may become, liable to render defence service; or
(d) has previously rendered defence service.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
Note: See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is liable to a civil penalty.
Civil penalty: 100 penalty units.