Victimisation etc
98 Victimisation etc
A person (the first person) commits an offence if the first person causes or threatens to cause a detriment to someone else (the other person) because—
the other person has—
made or amended a complaint under this Act; or
given information or produced a document or other thing to a person exercising a function under this Act or a rights Act; or
given information, produced a document or other thing or answered a question as required under this Act; or
the first person believes that the other person intends to do something mentioned in paragraph (a).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
A person commits an offence if the person threatens or intimidates someone else with the intention of causing the other person—
not to make a complaint under this Act; or
to amend, or not to amend, a complaint made under this Act; or
to withdraw a complaint made under this Act.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
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