Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person shall
not —
(a)
prejudice, or threaten to prejudice, the safety or career of; or
(b)
intimidate or harass, or threaten to intimidate or harass; or
(c) do
any act that is, or is likely to be, to the detriment of,
another person because
the other person —
(d) has
made or will or may in the future make a complaint under this Act; or
(e) has
provided, is providing or will or may in the future provide information in the
course of, or for the purpose of, an investigation under this Act; or
(f) has
exercised a power conferred by this Act on the other person or has
performed a duty imposed by this Act on the other person or is exercising
or performing, or will or may in the future exercise or perform, any such
power or duty.
Penalty: $8 000 or imprisonment for
2 years.
(2) A person who
attempts to commit an offence under subsection (1) commits an offence and
is liable to the penalty set out in subsection (1).
(3) A person
who —
(a)
intends that an offence under subsection (1) be committed; and
(b)
incites another person to commit the offence,
commits an offence and
is liable to the penalty set out in subsection (1).
[Section 30B inserted by No. 78 of 1996
s. 17.]