Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(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:
(a) In the case of an individual--$100 000.
(b) In the case of a body corporate--$500 000.
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.