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StatuteDisability Discrimination Act 1992

Section 17 — Disability Discrimination Act 1992: Discrimination against contract workers

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It is unlawful for a principal to discriminate against a contract worker on the ground of the contract worker’s disability: (a) in the terms or conditions on which the principal allows the contract worker to work; or (b) by not allowing the contract worker to work or continue to work; or (c) by denying the contract worker access, or limiting the contract worker’s access, to any benefit associated with the work in respect of which the contract with the employer is made; or (d) by subjecting the contract worker to any other detriment.

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