85Protection of employees or contractors who assist Commissioner or Senior Practitioner

85 Protection of employees or contractors who assist Commissioner or Senior Practitioner

(1)  In this section –

employer includes –

(a) a person who engages a person as a contractor for services; and

(b) a person acting on behalf of an employer.

(2)  An employer must not take or threaten to take detrimental action against an employee or contractor because the employee or contractor assists, or proposes to assist, the Commissioner or the Senior Practitioner with any function in relation to a report or investigation relating to the abuse, neglect, coercion or exploitation of a person with disability.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.