Industrial Relations Act 2016

An employer must not dismiss an employee because—

the employee or the employee’s spouse is pregnant or has applied to adopt a child; or

the employee or the employee’s spouse has given birth to a child or adopted a child; or

the employee is an intended parent under a surrogacy arrangement or the employee’s surrogate child has started residing with the employee under a surrogacy arrangement; or

the employee is a cultural parent who has applied for a cultural recognition order or the child who is the subject of a cultural recognition order has started residing with the employee under the order; or

the employee has applied for, or is absent on, parental leave.

This section does not affect any other rights of—

an employer to dismiss an employee; or

a dismissed employee.