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Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
sec.233Intimidation
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### sec.233 Intimidation
A person must not act improperly towards another person because the other person, in the conduct of an investigation or arbitration by the authority—
proposes to appear, or has appeared, as a witness before the authority; or
proposes to produce, or has produced, a document to the authority; or
proposes to give, or has given, information to the authority.
Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
For subsection (1) , a person acts improperly towards another person if the person—
threatens or intimidates the other person; or
coerces the other person to do, or not to do, something; or
causes or procures damage, loss or disadvantage to the other person.
(sec.233-ssec.1) A person must not act improperly towards another person because the other person, in the conduct of an investigation or arbitration by the authority— proposes to appear, or has appeared, as a witness before the authority; or proposes to produce, or has produced, a document to the authority; or proposes to give, or has given, information to the authority. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.233-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , a person acts improperly towards another person if the person— threatens or intimidates the other person; or coerces the other person to do, or not to do, something; or causes or procures damage, loss or disadvantage to the other person.
- (a) proposes to appear, or has appeared, as a witness before the authority; or
- (b) proposes to produce, or has produced, a document to the authority; or
- (c) proposes to give, or has given, information to the authority.
- (a) threatens or intimidates the other person; or
- (b) coerces the other person to do, or not to do, something; or
- (c) causes or procures damage, loss or disadvantage to the other person.