OPCAT Implementation Act 2021
36Protection from reprisal
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36 Protection from reprisal
A person must not –
(a) prejudice, or threaten to prejudice, the safety or career of; or
(b) intimidate or harass, or threaten to intimidate or harass; or
(c) do any act that is, or is likely to be, to the detriment of; or
(d) incite or permit another person to take any of the actions specified in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) in relation to –
another person because the other person has provided, is providing or may in the future provide information, whether true or false, to a Tasmanian national preventive mechanism or the Subcommittee for the purposes of this Act.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 240 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.