An employment lawyer has revealed the questions bosses can't ask staff - including anything touching on pregnancy, sexuality and even your age.
Job applicants should be wary about being quizzed about personal attributes which are irrelevant for the role they're applying for, experts advised.
They include questions surrounding ethnic background, religion, voting preferences, physical or mental disability, marital status and whether you're pregnant or planning to start a family.
Trent Hancock, principal of Jewell Hancock Employment Lawyers, say it's illegal under the Fair Work Act for an employer to use personal information obtained during an interview and then use the responses to discriminate against you.
'The reason you cannot be asked to supply information about these attributes is because usually they have no bearing on your ability to perform the role,' Mr Hancock told seek.com.au.
'In most cases, the answer to these questions will not shed any light whatsoever on your ability to actually do the job.
'Therefore, the questions could be used to discriminate against you.'
There is an exception under the Act which allows questions to be asked for non-discriminatory purposes, such as asking the interviewee has any physical disabilities when applying for a role that requires heavy lifting.
Applicant are urged to redirect the conversation by politely inquiring how personal attributes relates to the job (pictured, office worker in Melbourne)
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