24Protection against retribution

#### 24 Protection against retribution 24 Protection against retribution > > (1) A person must not take or threaten to take detrimental action in respect of a person because that person (or any other person) makes, or proposes to make, a complaint to an Official Community Visitor. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > > (2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if it is proved that— > > > > > (a) the complaint was made or proposed in bad faith, or > > > > > (b) any material allegation was known by the person making it to be false. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > complaint includes providing information, documents or evidence to an Official Community Visitor. > > **s 24:** Am 2021 No 16, Sch 2\[3\].