Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00243:section:108
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00243
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 108
Character Range: 144098–145345

108  Prohibition of coercion or inducement
 (1) A person must not organise or take, or threaten to organise or take, any action against another person with intent to coerce or induce the other person, or a third person:
 (a) to exercise or not to exercise a power, or to propose to exercise or not to exercise a power, under this Act; or
 (b) to perform or not to perform a function, or to propose to perform or not to perform a function, under this Act; or
 (c) to exercise or not to exercise a power or perform a function, or to propose to exercise or not to exercise a power or perform a function, in a particular way; or
 (d) to refrain from seeking, or continuing to undertake, a role under this Act.
Penalty: The tier A monetary penalty.
Note: Civil proceedings may be brought under Division 3 of this Part in relation to a contravention of this section.
 (2) In this section, a reference to taking action or threatening to take action against a person includes a reference to not taking a particular action or threatening not to take a particular action in relation to that person.
 (3) To avoid doubt, a reasonable direction given by an emergency services worker in an emergency is not an action with intent to coerce or induce a person.