68Victimisation

68 Victimisation (1) It is unlawful for a person (the first person) to subject, or threaten to subject, another person (the other person) to any detriment because— (a) the other person, or someone associated with the other person— (i) has taken discrimination action; or (ii) proposes to take discrimination action; or (b) the first person believes the other person, or someone associated with the other person— (i) has taken discrimination action; or (ii) proposes to take discrimination action.

discrimination action means any of the following: (a) begin a proceeding in the ACAT or a court in relation to this Act; (b) make a discrimination complaint; (c) participate in or assist with, a criminal investigation in relation to an offence under the Criminal Code, section 750 (Serious vilification); (d) give information or produce a document or other thing to a person exercising a function under the HRC Act in relation to a discrimination complaint; (e) give information, produce a document or other thing or answer a question when required under the HRC Act in relation to a discrimination complaint; (f) give evidence or produce a document or thing to the ACAT or a court in relation to this Act; (g) reasonably assert any rights that the other person, or someone else, has under this Act; (h) claim that a person has committed an act that is unlawful under this Act, or is an offence against the Criminal Code, section 750, other than a claim that is false and not made honestly; (i) do anything else in accordance with this Act. discrimination complaint means a complaint under the HRC Act about an unlawful act. HRC Act means the Human Rights Commission Act 2005.

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