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Act Section or Contravention Redress
Regulation
Carer’s Leave Act Disputes Failure to grant entitlement to May specify the grant of
2001 other than carer’s leave, carer’s leave, the award of
those compensation not exceeding 26
relating weeks’ remuneration or both.
to matters
under
Sections 6(1)
(a), (b) or (c),
6(5), 6(6) or
18.

Prevention 8A(5) Penalisation of an employee May require the employer
of Corruption for reporting offences under to take a specified course of
(Amendment) Act Prevention of Corruption Acts action or make an award of
2001 1889 to 2010. compensation not exceeding
104 weeks’ remuneration
Protection of 9 and 15 Treating a part-time employee, May require the employer
Employees (Part- in respect of his or her to comply with the relevant
Time Work) Act conditions of employment, in a provision and make an award of
2001 less favourable manner than a compensation not exceeding 2
comparable full-time employee; years’ remuneration
penalisation of employee
Competition Act 50(3) Penalisation of employee for May require the employer to
2002 reporting breaches of the 2002 comply with Section 50(3),
Act take a specified course of
action and make an award of
compensation not exceeding
104 weeks’ remuneration
Protection of 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, Treating a fixed-term employee, May require the employer
Employees (Fixed- 13 or any in respect of his or her to comply with the relevant
Term Work) Act provision of conditions of employment, in provision, to reinstate or
2003 the Act a less favourable manner than reengage the employee
a permanent employee; failure (including on a contract of
of employer to comply with indefinite duration) or make
provisions concerning successive an award of compensation not
fixed-term contracts; failure of exceeding 2 years’ remuneration
employer to provide a written
statement; failure to provide
information on vacancies
and training opportunities;
penalisation of employee etc.

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