152Protection of complainant against retribution

152 Protection of complainant against retribution

152 Protection of complainant against retribution

(1) A person must not take or threaten to take detrimental action—

(a) against an Official Community Visitor, or

(b) in respect of a person because that person, in good faith, makes, or proposes to make, a complaint under this Part.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

(2) For subsection (1)(b), a complaint is not made in good faith if—

(a) the report, complaint or notification was made or proposed in bad faith, or

(b) a material allegation was known, by the person giving the report, complaint or notification, to be false.

(3) In this section—

community service has the same meaning as in the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993.

complaint includes providing information, documents or evidence in relation to a complaint under this Part.

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 community service,

(f) disciplinary proceedings.