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Ombudsman Act 1976

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20ZH Victimisation

A person commits an offence if: (a) the person subjects, or threatens to subject, another person to detriment; and (b) the person does so because the other person has made, or proposes to make, a complaint under this Part.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

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