sec.60Dismissing an employee etc. by reason of the making of an attachment of earnings order

### sec.60 Dismissing an employee etc. by reason of the making of an attachment of earnings order Any person who dismisses an employee or injures the employee in his or her employment, or alters the employee’s position to his or her prejudice, by reason of the circumstances that an attachment of earnings order has been made in relation to the employee or that the person is required to make payments under such an order in relation to the employee shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. Maximum penalty—$200 or 6 months imprisonment. In any proceeding for an offence against this Act arising under subsection (1) , if all the facts and circumstances constituting the offence, other than the reason for the action of the person charged with having committed the offence, are proved, the burden lies upon that person to prove that the person was not actuated by the reason alleged in the charge. s 60 amd 1981 No. 68 s 3 (sec.60-ssec.1) Any person who dismisses an employee or injures the employee in his or her employment, or alters the employee’s position to his or her prejudice, by reason of the circumstances that an attachment of earnings order has been made in relation to the employee or that the person is required to make payments under such an order in relation to the employee shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. Maximum penalty—$200 or 6 months imprisonment. (sec.60-ssec.2) In any proceeding for an offence against this Act arising under subsection (1) , if all the facts and circumstances constituting the offence, other than the reason for the action of the person charged with having committed the offence, are proved, the burden lies upon that person to prove that the person was not actuated by the reason alleged in the charge.