Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current 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 for this subsection:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $115 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $570 000.
Note for this subsection:
Civil proceedings may
be brought under Division 3 of this Part in relation to a contravention of
this subsection.
(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.