Prohibition of discrimination etc. Part II Discrimination in work Division 1 Section 16 16 Discrimination against contract workers It is unlawful for a principal to discriminate against a contract worker on the ground of the contract worker’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, marital or relationship status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding or family responsibilities: (a) in the terms or conditions on which the principal allows the contract worker to work; (b) by not allowing the contract worker to work or continue to work; (c) by denying the contract worker access, or limiting the contract worker’s access, to any benefit associated with the work in respect of which the contract with the employer is made; or (d) by subjecting the contract worker to any other detriment. 17 Partnerships (1) It is unlawful for 6 or more persons, being persons who are proposing to form themselves into a partnership, to discriminate against a person on the ground of the person’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, marital or relationship status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding or family responsibilities: (a) in determining who should be invited to become a partner in the partnership; or (b) in the terms or conditions on which the person is invited to become a partner in the partnership. (2) It is unlawful for any one or more of the partners in a partnership consisting of 6 or more partners to discriminate against a person on the ground of the person’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, marital or relationship status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding or family responsibilities: (a) in determining who should be invited to become a partner in the partnership; or Sex Discrimination Act 1984 Compilation No. 42 Compilation date: 11/09/2021 Authorised Version C2021C00420 registered 08/10/2021 31 Registered: 08/10/2021