Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A person must not take detrimental action against a person in reprisal for a protected disclosure.
Penalty:
Fine not exceeding 240 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(2) A person takes detrimental action in reprisal for a protected disclosure if –
(a) the person takes or threatens to take the action because –
(i) a person has made, or intends to make, a protected disclosure; or
(ii) the person believes that a person has made or intends to make the protected disclosure; or
(b) the person incites or permits another person to take or threaten to take the action for either of those reasons.
(3) In determining whether a person takes detrimental action in reprisal, it is irrelevant whether or not a reason referred to in subsection (2) is the only or dominant reason as long as it is a substantial reason.