sec.237AProtection from reprisals for persons making notifications or otherwise providing information, documents or assistance

### sec.237A Protection from reprisals for persons making notifications or otherwise providing information, documents or assistance A person must not— use threats or intimidation to attempt to persuade another person not to take protected action; or dismiss, or refuse to employ, another person because, or in the belief that, the other person has taken, or intends to take, protected action; or subject another person to other detriment or reprisal because, or in the belief that, the other person has taken, or intends to take, protected action. Maximum penalty— for an individual—$60,000; or for a body corporate—$120,000. In this section— protected action means— making a notification, in good faith, under this Law; or giving information, documents or other assistance in the course of an investigation or for another purpose under this Law to a person exercising functions under this Law. sch s 237A ins 2025 No. 6 s 22 (sec.237A-ssec.1) A person must not— use threats or intimidation to attempt to persuade another person not to take protected action; or dismiss, or refuse to employ, another person because, or in the belief that, the other person has taken, or intends to take, protected action; or subject another person to other detriment or reprisal because, or in the belief that, the other person has taken, or intends to take, protected action. Maximum penalty— for an individual—$60,000; or for a body corporate—$120,000. (sec.237A-ssec.2) In this section— protected action means— making a notification, in good faith, under this Law; or giving information, documents or other assistance in the course of an investigation or for another purpose under this Law to a person exercising functions under this Law. - (a) use threats or intimidation to attempt to persuade another person not to take protected action; or - (b) dismiss, or refuse to employ, another person because, or in the belief that, the other person has taken, or intends to take, protected action; or - (c) subject another person to other detriment or reprisal because, or in the belief that, the other person has taken, or intends to take, protected action. - (a) for an individual—$60,000; or - (b) for a body corporate—$120,000. - (a) making a notification, in good faith, under this Law; or - (b) giving information, documents or other assistance in the course of an investigation or for another purpose under this Law to a person exercising functions under this Law.