Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
If a person makes a disclosure that qualifies for protection under this Part: (a) the person is not subject to any civil or criminal liability for making the disclosure; and (b) no contractual or other remedy may be enforced, and no contractual or other right may be exercised, against the person on the basis of the disclosure.
Note:
This subsection does not provide that the person is not subject to any civil or criminal liability for conduct of the person that is revealed by the disclosure.
469-1(2)
Without limiting subsection (1) : (a) the person has qualified privilege in respect of the disclosure; and (b) a contract to which the person is a party may not be terminated on the basis that the disclosure constitutes a breach of the contract.
469-1(3)
Without limiting paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(b) , if a court is satisfied that: (a) a person (the employee ) is employed in a particular position under a contract of employment with another person (the employer ); and (b) the employee makes a disclosure that qualifies for protection under this Part; and (c) the employer purports to terminate the contract of employment on the basis of the disclosure;
the court may order that the employee be reinstated in that position or a position at a comparable level.
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