Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150:section:66l
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 66L
Character Range: 293402–295117

66L  Other rights and obligations
 (1) An employer must not do any of the following in order to avoid any right or obligation under this Division:
 (a) reduce or vary an employee's hours of work;
 (b) change the employee's pattern of work;
 (c) terminate an employee's employment.
Note: The general protections provisions in Part 3‑1 also prohibit the taking of adverse action by an employer against an employee (which includes a casual employee) because of a workplace right of the employee under this Division.
 (2) Nothing in this Division:
 (a) requires an employee to change to full‑time employment or part‑time employment under this Division; or
 (b) permits an employer to require an employee to change to full‑time employment or part‑time employment under this Division; or
 (c) requires an employer to increase the hours of work of an employee who gives a notification to change to full‑time employment or part‑time employment under this Division.
 (3) To avoid doubt, each of the following is a workplace right within the meaning of Part 3‑1:
 (a) giving an employer a notification under section 66AAB;
 (b) receiving a response from an employer in accordance with section 66AAC;
 (c) being taken to be a full‑time employee or part‑time employee under section 66AAD;
 (d) receiving an offer or notice in accordance with sections 66B and 66C;
 (e) accepting an offer and receiving a notice under section 66E;
 (f) participating in a dispute about the operation of this Division in accordance with sections 66M and 66MA.
Note: The general protections provisions in Part 3‑1 prohibit adverse action, coercion, undue influence or pressure, and misrepresentations because of a workplace right of an employee.