Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150:section:8
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Provision Reference: s 8
Character Range: 964420–965535

8                          an industrial association, or an officer or member of an industrial association, against an employee‑like worker                                                                                           the industrial association, or the officer or member of the industrial association, takes action that has the effect, directly or indirectly, of prejudicing the employee‑like worker in relation to a contract for use of, or access to, a digital labour platform.

 (2) Adverse action includes:
 (a) threatening to take action covered by the table in subsection (1); and
 (b) organising such action.
 (3) Adverse action does not include action that is authorised by or under:
 (a) this Act or any other law of the Commonwealth; or
 (b) a law of a State or Territory prescribed by the regulations.
 (4) Without limiting subsection (3), adverse action does not include an employer standing down an employee who is:
 (a) engaged in protected industrial action; and
 (b) employed under a contract of employment that provides for the employer to stand down the employee in the circumstances.