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107 Protection from reprisal
(1) A person who is not a public official or an exempt body official must not take detrimental action against another person who is a public official or an exempt body official for the reason that the other person is such an official.
1. 240 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment or both.
(2) In determining whether a person has taken detrimental action against a public official or an exempt body official it is irrelevant whether or not the reason referred to in subsection (1) is the only or dominant reason as long as it is a substantial reason.