Social Services Regulation Act 2021
212Protection from reprisal
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212 Protection from reprisal
(1) A person must not take detrimental action against another person in reprisal for a disclosure of information to the Regulator under section 195 or 197 that is made in good faith.
Penalty: 240 penalty units, or 2 years imprisonment, or both.
(2) A person takes detrimental action in reprisal for a disclosure referred to in subsection (1) if—
(a) the person takes or threatens to take the action because—
(i) a person has made, or intends to make, the disclosure; or
(ii) the person believes that a person has made or intends to make the disclosure; or
(b) the person incites or permits another person to take or threaten to take the action for either of those reasons.