15AProtection of employees or contractors who assist Commissioner

#### 15A Protection of employees or contractors who assist Commissioner 15A Protection of employees or contractors who assist Commissioner > > (1) An employer must not take or threaten to take detrimental action against an employee or contractor because the employee or contractor assists, or proposes to assist, the Commissioner with any function in relation to a report about the abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult with disability or an older adult. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (2) In this section— > > > > employer includes— > > > > > (a) a person who engages a person as a contractor for services, and > > > > > (b) a person acting on behalf of an employer. > > **s 15A:** Ins 2021 No 16, Sch 2\[2\].