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CurrentProhibition of discriminatory conduct
Part 6Discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct
Division 1Prohibition of discriminatory, coercive or misleading conduct
104 Prohibition of discriminatory conduct
(1)
A person must not engage in discriminatory conduct for a prohibited reason.
Maximum penalty:
(a)
in the case of an individual—$100 000;
(b)
in the case of a body corporate—$500 000.
(2)
A person commits an offence under subsection (1) only if the reason referred to in section 106 was the dominant reason for the discriminatory conduct.
Note—
Civil proceedings may be brought under Division 3 of this Part in relation to discriminatory conduct engaged in for a prohibited reason.
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