29ABProtection against retribution

#### 29AB Protection against retribution 29AB Protection against retribution > > (1) A person must not take, or threaten to take, detrimental action in respect of a person acting in good faith, who makes, or proposes to make, a report under this Part. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > > (2) For subsection (1), a report is not made in good faith if— > > > > > (a) the report was made or proposed in bad faith, or > > > > > (b) a material allegation was known by the person giving the report to be false. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > detrimental action means action causing, comprising or involving any of the following— > > > > > (a) injury, damage or loss, > > > > > (b) intimidation or harassment, > > > > > (c) discrimination, disadvantage or adverse treatment in relation to employment, > > > > > (d) dismissal from, or prejudice in, employment, > > > > > (e) prejudice in the provision of a service, > > > > > (f) disciplinary proceedings. > > **s 29AB:** Ins 2019 No 25, Sch 5.8\[10\].