Planning Act 2023
410Victimisation
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410 Victimisation (1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if the first person causes or threatens to cause a detriment to someone else (the other person) because— (a) the other person has made a complaint under part 12.2 (Complaints about controlled activities); or (b) the first person believes that the other person has made, or intends to make, a complaint under part 12.2. (2) A person commits an offence if the person threatens or intimidates someone else with the intention of causing the other person— (a) not to make a complaint under part 12.2; or (b) to withdraw a complaint made under part 12.2.
Part 12.2 Complaints about controlled 411 Meaning of complainant—pt 12.2 complainant—see section 414 (1) (b). 412 Meaning of controlled activity controlled activity means— (a) an activity mentioned in schedule 4; or (b) an activity, including an activity under another Act, prescribed by regulation.