Western Australian Current Acts

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984 - SECT 35Q

35Q .         Discrimination against commission agents

        (1)         It is unlawful for a principal to discriminate against a person on the ground of the person’s sexual orientation —

            (a)         in the arrangements the principal makes for the purpose of determining who should be engaged as a commission agent; or

            (b)         in determining who should be engaged as a commission agent; or

            (c)         in the terms or conditions on which the person is engaged as a commission agent.

        (2)         It is unlawful for a principal to discriminate against a commission agent on the ground of the commission agent’s sexual orientation —

            (a)         in the terms or conditions that the principal affords the commission agent as a commission agent; or

            (b)         by denying the commission agent access, or limiting the commission agent’s access, to opportunities for promotion, transfer or training, or to any other benefits associated with the position as a commission agent; or

            (c)         by terminating the engagement; or

            (d)         by subjecting the commission agent to any other detriment.

        [Section 35Q inserted: No. 3 of 2002 s. 52.]