Refusing to engage contractor

Current

(1)

A person must not refuse or fail to engage another person as a contractor for the reason that, or for reasons that include the reason that, the other person, or an officer or employee of 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.

(2)

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.

(3)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) is liable to a civil penalty.

Civil penalty: 100 penalty units.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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