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StatuteHealth and Safety at Work Act 2015

Section 90 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Prohibition on adverse conduct

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90 Prohibition on adverse conduct (1) A person must not engage in adverse conduct for a prohibited health and safety reason. (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction,— (a) for an individual, to a fine not exceeding $100,000: (b) for any other person, to a fine not exceeding $500,000. (3) However, a person commits an offence under subsection (1) only if the prohibited health and safety reason was the dominant reason for the adverse conduct. Compare: Model Work Health and Safety Act (Aust) s 104

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