Human Rights Commission Act 2005
98Victimisation etc
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98 Victimisation etc (1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if the first person causes or threatens to cause a detriment to someone else (the other person) because— (a) the other person has— (i) made or amended a complaint under this Act; or (ii) given information or produced a document or other thing to a person exercising a function under this Act or a rights Act; or (iii) given information, produced a document or other thing or answered a question as required under this Act; or (b) the first person believes that the other person intends to do something mentioned in paragraph (a). (2) A person commits an offence if the person threatens or intimidates someone else with the intention of causing the other person— (a) not to make a complaint under this Act; or (b) to amend, or not to amend, a complaint made under this Act; or (c) to withdraw a complaint made under this Act.