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Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Act 2023

sec.20Offence for taking reprisal

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sec.20 Offence for taking reprisal

A person who takes a reprisal commits an offence. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

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