Boycotts affecting trade or commerce
45DB Boycotts affecting trade or commerce
A person must not, in concert with another person, engage in conduct for the purpose, and having or likely to have the effect, of preventing or substantially hindering a third person (who is not an employer of the first person) from engaging in trade or commerce involving the movement of goods between Australia and places outside Australia.
Conduct that would otherwise contravene this section can be authorised under section 88.
This section also has effect subject to section 45DD, which deals with permitted boycotts.
A person is taken to engage in conduct for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) if the person engages in the conduct for purposes that include that purpose.
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