709AThreatening etc participant in criminal investigation

709A Threatening etc participant in criminal investigation (1) A person commits an offence if the person causes or threatens to cause a detriment to someone else with the intention that the other person or a third person will— (a) not participate in a criminal investigation; or (b) give false or misleading evidence in a criminal investigation; or (c) withhold true evidence in a criminal investigation; or (d) give a false or misleading interpretation as an interpreter in a criminal investigation; or (e) assist a witness to communicate evidence as an intermediary in a criminal investigation in a way that makes the evidence false or misleading; or (f) improperly make a decision as a participant in a criminal investigation; or (g) improperly influence a participant in a criminal investigation. (2) In this section, a person participates in a criminal investigation if the person participates in the investigation as a witness, victim or legal practitioner or is otherwise assisting police with their inquiries.