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A builder claims he has been banned from multiple nightclubs - because of his haircut.

Jed Gadbsy has sported his mullet for the past five years, having snipped his barnet into shape as a joke with friends.

However, the laughter stopped when he went to Brisbane, Australia last weekend for a birthday celebration only to be barred from entering two clubs.

After a spot of bowling he had gone with a group of friends to the city's Valley precinct, only to be denied access at the door.

"They took my ID off me, scanned me and then security guard leaned over and said 'oh I'm not allowed to let you in because of your mullet, it's against the dress code'," Jed said.

First he was refused entry to Retro's Cocktail Lounge and then RG.

The experience has left Jed, who says he was not drunk at the time, feeling discriminated against.

Lawyer Bill Potts told 9now that he had never heard of a case like Jed's while urging venues not to go down the mullet discrimination road.

"I can understand it if somebody is drunk or disorderly or violent but when we start entering into hair taste this is a whole new world," he said.

Jed says he has no plans to cut off the mullet anytime soon.

Staff from Retro's approached 9now while they were filming Jed and attempted to explain their door policy.

At first they said they had a strict dress code and hair policy, before revising the assertion to suggest there was no hair policy but it was up to the management to decide who came in.

The mullet is a favourite hairstyle of Australians.

Residents of Kurri Kurri claim that the cut originated in their town, a rumour which is difficult to substantiate.

The town has gone on to hold a mullet festival in a local pub, with categories including Junior Mullet, Ladies’ Mullet, Ranger Mullet, Everyday Mullet, Grubby Mullet, and Best Mullet of Them All.