Section 350B — Fair Work Act 2009: Protection for workplace delegates—regulated workers

(1) The associated regulated business for a workplace delegate who is a regulated worker must not: (a) unreasonably fail or refuse to deal with the workplace delegate; or (b) knowingly or recklessly make a false or misleading representation to the workplace delegate; or (c) unreasonably hinder, obstruct or prevent the exercise of the rights of the workplace delegate under this Act or a fair work instrument. Note: This subsection is a civil remedy provision (see Part 4-1). (2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) applies only in relation to the workplace delegate acting in that capacity. (3) The burden of proving that the conduct of the associated regulated business is not unreasonable as mentioned in subsection (1) lies on the associated regulated business. Exception—conduct required by law (4) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to conduct required by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or a Territory. Meaning of associated regulated business (5) The associated regulated business for a workplace delegate who is a regulated worker is the regulated business that: (a) engaged the workplace delegate under a services contract; or (b) arranged for, or facilitated entry into, the services contract under which the workplace delegate performs work.