27Person prejudiced in employment because assisting Authority

##### 27 Person prejudiced in employment because assisting Authority (1) An employer shall not: (a) dismiss an employee, or prejudice an employee in his or her employment, because the employee has assisted the Authority in connection with an inquiry; or (b) dismiss or threaten to dismiss an employee, or prejudice or threaten to prejudice an employee in his or her employment, because the employee proposes to assist the Authority in connection with an inquiry. Penalty: (a) in the case of a natural person—$1,000; or (b) in the case of a body corporate—$5,000. (2) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be taken to assist the Authority in connection with an inquiry if, and only if, the person: (a) gives information, whether orally or in writing, or gives documents, to the Authority in connection with the inquiry; or (b) gives evidence, or produces documents, at the inquiry.