AP792378CRV - Pastoral Industry Award 1998
[15 Engagement and contracts of shearers, etc. schedule A agreement – facilitative provision title changed and substituted by R9225 ppc 06Sep99]
15.1 It is the intention of the respondents to this award to achieve the principal objectives in section 3(j) of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 by helping to prevent and eliminate discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexual preference, age, physical or mentasl disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.
15.2 Accordingly, in fulfilling their obligations under the settlement of disputes clause, the parties must make every endeavour t ensure that neither the award provisions nor their operation are directly discriminatory in their effects.
15.3 Nothing in this clause is to be taken to affect:
15.3.1 any different treatment (or treatment having different effects) which is specifically exempted under the Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation;
15.3.2 an employee, employer or registered organisation pursuing matters of discrimination in any State or Federal jurisdiction, including by applications to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
