Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 91

91 Dismissal because of pregnancy or parental leave

(1) An employer must not dismiss an employee because—

(a) the employee or the employee’s spouse is pregnant or has applied to adopt a child; or

(b) the employee or the employee’s spouse has given birth to a child or adopted a child; or

(c) the employee is an intended parent under a surrogacy arrangement or the employee’s surrogate child has started residing with the employee under a surrogacy arrangement; or

(d) the employee is a cultural parent who has applied for a cultural recognition order or the child who is the subject of a cultural recognition order has started residing with the employee under the order; or

(e) the employee has applied for, or is absent on, parental leave.

(2) This section does not affect any other rights of—

(a) an employer to dismiss an employee; or

(b) a dismissed employee.