220Offence of victimisation

220 Offence of victimisation

(1) A person commits an offence if the person causes, or threatens to cause, detriment to another person (the victim) on the ground that the victim, or any other person: (a) has referred, or may refer, to the Integrity Commissioner an allegation, or information, that raises a corruption issue; or (b) has referred, or may refer, to the Minister an allegation, or information, that raises an ACLEI corruption issue; or (c) has notified, or may notify, the Integrity Commissioner of an allegation, or information, that raises an ACLEI corruption issue; or (d) has given, or may give, information to the Integrity Commissioner or a special investigator; or (e) has produced, or may produce, a document or thing to the Integrity Commissioner or a special investigator.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), a threat may be: (a) express or implied; or (b) conditional or unconditional. (3) In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), it is not necessary to prove that the person threatened actually feared that the threat would be carried out.