93Offences relating to intimidation

93 Offences relating to intimidation (1) A person must not persuade or attempt to persuade, by threat or intimidation, another person: (a) to refrain from making a complaint; or (b) to withdraw a complaint; or (c) to fail to co-operate with the Commissioner or any other person exercising a power or performing a function under this Act; or (d) to fail to provide information or a document to the performing a function under this Act; or (e) to provide information or a document to the Commissioner or any other person exercising a power or performing a function under this Act that is false or misleading in a material particular or to provide information or a document in a manner that will make the information or the document false or misleading in a material particular. (2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) that: (a) the defendant had another ground for engaging in the conduct alleged; and (b) the ground is a reasonable one.