Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012
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49 Injunction or order
S. 49(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 27.
(1) If, on receipt of an application under section 50, the Supreme Court is satisfied that a person has taken or intends to take detrimental action against another person in reprisal for a public interest disclosure, the Court may—
(a) order the person who took the detrimental action to remedy that action; or
(b) grant an injunction in any terms the Court considers appropriate.
(2) The Supreme Court, pending the final determination of an application under section 50, may—
(a) make an interim order in the terms of subsection (1)(a); or
(b) grant an interim injunction.
(3) Without limiting the discretion of the Supreme Court, when granting a remedy under this section, the Court may take into account any order made under section 46 or 47 in relation to the same conduct.