Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An employer who
dismisses an employee from employment, or prejudices an employee in
employment, for or on account of the employee having appeared as a witness
before the Commission or Parliamentary Inspector, or for or on account of the
employee having given evidence before the Commission or Parliamentary
Inspector, is guilty of a crime.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of
$100 000.
(2) In a proceeding
for an offence against subsection (1) it lies upon the employer to prove that
the employee shown to have been dismissed or prejudiced was dismissed or
prejudiced for a reason other than a reason mentioned in that subsection.
[Section 174 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 22.]