Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not subject, or threaten to subject, another person to a detriment because a complaint has been made, or information has been given, to the ombudsman about an industrial matter or work-related matter.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(2) For subsection (1), subjecting a person to a detriment includes doing any 1 or more of the following—
(a) terminating the contract under which the person performs work;
(b) injuring the person in relation to the terms or conditions on which the person performs work;
(c) altering the position of the person to his or her detriment;
(d) refusing to employ or engage the person to perform work;
(e) discriminating against the person in the terms or conditions on which the person is to be employed or engaged to perform work.