New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN'S GUARDIAN ACT 2019 - SECT 64

64 Protection against retribution

(1) This section applies if a person, acting in good faith, gives, or proposes to give--

(a) a report to the head of a relevant entity or the Children's Guardian, or

(b) a complaint or notification to the Children's Guardian.

(2) A person must not take, or threaten to take, detrimental action in respect of a person specified in subsection (1), because of the report, complaint or notification.

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

(3) For subsection (1), a report, complaint or notification is not given in good faith if--

(a) the report, complaint or notification was made or proposed in bad faith, or

(b) a material allegation was known, by the person giving the report, complaint or notification, to be false.

(4) In this section--

"detrimental action" means action causing, comprising or involving the following--

(a) injury, damage or loss,

(b) intimidation or harassment,

(c) discrimination, disadvantage or adverse treatment in relation to employment,

(d) dismissal from, or prejudice in, employment,

(e) prejudice in the provision of a community service,

(f) disciplinary proceedings.