Section 35 — Disability Discrimination Act 1992: Harassment in employment
Text of the provision Official document
(1) It is unlawful for a person to harass another person who: (a) is an employee of that person; and (b) has a disability; in relation to the disability. (2) It is unlawful for a person to harass another person who: (a) is an employee of a person by whom the first-mentioned person is employed; and (b) has a disability; in relation to the disability. (3) It is unlawful for a person to harass another person who: (a) is seeking employment by the first-mentioned person or by an employer of the first-mentioned person; and (b) has a disability; in relation to the disability. (4) It is unlawful for a person to harass another person who: (a) is a commission agent or contract worker of that person; and (b) has a disability; in relation to the disability. (5) It is unlawful for a person to harass another person who: (a) is a commission agent or contract worker of a person of whom the first-mentioned person is a commission agent or contract worker; and (b) has a disability; in relation to the disability. (6) It is unlawful for a person to harass another person who: (a) is seeking to become a commission agent or contract worker of the first-mentioned person or of a person of whom the first-mentioned person is a commission agent or contract worker; and (b) has a disability; in relation to the disability.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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