712Reprisal against person involved in proceeding

712 Reprisal against person involved in proceeding (1) A person commits an offence if the person causes or threatens to cause a detriment to a person involved in a legal proceeding— (a) because of something done by the involved person in the proceeding; and (b) in the belief that the involved person was an involved person who had done that thing. intermediary includes a person who attends in the proceeding as an intermediary but is not called as an intermediary. interpreter includes a person who attends in the proceeding as an interpreter but is not called as an interpreter.

involved person, in relation to a legal proceeding, means— (a) a judge, magistrate or member of a tribunal or other entity the proceeding is before; or (b) a registrar, deputy registrar or other official of the court, tribunal or other entity the proceeding is before; or (c) a witness, interpreter, intermediary, juror or lawyer involved in the proceeding; or (d) for a criminal proceeding—a complainant, informant or party to the proceeding. witness includes a person who attends in the proceeding as a witness but is not called as a witness.