Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not, for a prohibited reason, or for reasons that include a prohibited reason, harass another person if the other person is:
(a) a protected worker of the person; or
(b) a partner in a partnership in which the person is also a partner; or
(c) a protected co - worker of the person.
(2) Conduct mentioned in subsection (1) is for a prohibited reason if it is engaged in because the other person:
(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) Harass includes abuse or bully.
(4) Each of the following is a protected worker of a person:
(a) an employee of the person;
(b) a commission agent or contractor of the person;
(c) a person who is seeking to become an employee, partner, commission agent or contractor of the person;
(d) an officer or employee of:
(i) a commission agent or contractor of the person; or
(ii) a person who is seeking to become a commission agent or contractor of the person.
(5) A person is a protected co - worker of another person if:
(a) the first person is an employee, commission agent or contractor of a third person; and
(b) the other person is an employee, commission agent or contractor of:
(i) the third person; or
(ii) a different person, if the first person and the other person work together in performing the duties of their respective employments, commission agencies or contracts.
Penalties
(6) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
(7) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is liable to a civil penalty.
Civil penalty: 100 penalty units.