Industrial Relations Act 1960 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8A · Application of Act to Platform Operators, Platform Workers and Platform Work Associations
77H. Platform operators not to discriminate against members of platform work associations
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Any platform operator that, in the engagement of persons to provide a platform service for the platform operator, discriminates against a person by reason of the circumstance that the person —
is or proposes to become an officer or a member of a platform work association or an association that has applied to be registered as a platform work association;
officer
“officer”, in relation to a trade union or a branch of a trade union, includes any member of the body, by whatever name called, to which the management of the affairs of the trade union or branch is entrusted;
will, if engaged, be entitled to the benefit of a collective agreement or an award; or
collective agreement
“collective agreement” means an agreement as to industrial matters;
has appeared as a witness, or has given any evidence, in any proceeding under this Act,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a District Court to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
Court
“Court” means an Industrial Arbitration Court established under section 3;