Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00183:clause:1_239
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00183
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 239
Character Range: 729102–729934

239  Objects of Part

  In addition to the object set out in section 3, this Part has the following objects:
 (a) to ensure that employers, employees and independent contractors are free to become, or not become, members of industrial associations;
 (b) to ensure that employers, employees and independent contractors are not discriminated against or victimised because they are, or are not, members or officers of industrial associations;
 (c) to provide effective relief to employers, employees and independent contractors who are prevented or inhibited from exercising their rights to freedom of association;
 (d) to provide effective remedies to penalise and deter persons who engage in conduct which prevents or inhibits employers, employees or independent contractors from exercising their rights to freedom of association.