Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 278

278 Purposes of part

(1) The purposes of this part are as follows—

(a) to protect workplace rights;

(b) to protect freedom of association by ensuring that persons are—

(i) free to become, or not become, members of industrial organisations; and

(ii) free to be represented, or not represented, by industrial organisations; and

(iii) free to participate, or not participate, in lawful industrial activities;

(c) to provide protection from workplace discrimination;

(d) to provide effective relief for persons who have been discriminated against, victimised or otherwise adversely affected as a result of contraventions of this part.

(2) The protections contained in subsection (1) are provided to a person (whether an employee, an employer or otherwise).