Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Regulation 2016
31Taking reprisals
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31 Taking reprisals
(1) A person commits an offence if the person prevents or dissuades another person from giving information, producing a document or thing, or answering questions, for the purposes of an inquiry conducted by the Inspector‑General ADF, an inquiry officer or an Assistant IGADF.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person causes another person to be victimised, penalised or prejudiced in some way for giving information, producing a document or thing, or answering questions, for the purposes of an inquiry conducted by the Inspector‑General ADF, an inquiry officer or an Assistant IGADF.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) or (2), it is not necessary to prove that the other person gave any information, produced any document or thing or answered any questions for the purposes of an inquiry conducted by the Inspector‑General ADF, an inquiry officer or an Assistant IGADF.