sec.173Reprisal and grounds for reprisals

### sec.173 Reprisal and grounds for reprisals A person must not cause, or attempt or conspire to cause, detriment to another person in retaliation because, or in the belief that— anybody has made, or may make, a complaint to the chief executive about the conduct of a residential service; or anybody has given, or may give, information to the chief executive about the conduct of a residential service; or anybody has provided information about an alleged offence against this Act to a person for the purpose of having the alleged offence investigated or prosecuted; or anybody has given, or may give, evidence to a court in proceedings for an offence against this Act. An attempt to cause detriment includes an attempt to induce a person to cause detriment. A contravention of subsection (1) is a reprisal or the taking of a reprisal. A ground mentioned in subsection (1) as the ground for a reprisal is the unlawful ground for the reprisal. For the contravention to happen, it is sufficient if the unlawful ground is a substantial ground for the act or omission that is the reprisal, even if there is another ground for the act or omission. (sec.173-ssec.1) A person must not cause, or attempt or conspire to cause, detriment to another person in retaliation because, or in the belief that— anybody has made, or may make, a complaint to the chief executive about the conduct of a residential service; or anybody has given, or may give, information to the chief executive about the conduct of a residential service; or anybody has provided information about an alleged offence against this Act to a person for the purpose of having the alleged offence investigated or prosecuted; or anybody has given, or may give, evidence to a court in proceedings for an offence against this Act. (sec.173-ssec.2) An attempt to cause detriment includes an attempt to induce a person to cause detriment. (sec.173-ssec.3) A contravention of subsection (1) is a reprisal or the taking of a reprisal. (sec.173-ssec.4) A ground mentioned in subsection (1) as the ground for a reprisal is the unlawful ground for the reprisal. (sec.173-ssec.5) For the contravention to happen, it is sufficient if the unlawful ground is a substantial ground for the act or omission that is the reprisal, even if there is another ground for the act or omission. - (a) anybody has made, or may make, a complaint to the chief executive about the conduct of a residential service; or - (b) anybody has given, or may give, information to the chief executive about the conduct of a residential service; or - (c) anybody has provided information about an alleged offence against this Act to a person for the purpose of having the alleged offence investigated or prosecuted; or - (d) anybody has given, or may give, evidence to a court in proceedings for an offence against this Act.