Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not cause, or attempt or conspire to cause, detriment to another person because, or in the belief that--
(a) anybody has given, or may give, information or assistance to the board or an inspector about a person's alleged contravention of division 1 or section 144(1)(a), (2) or (3) or 146(1); or
(b) anybody has given, or may give, evidence to the court in proceedings for an offence against division 1 or section 144(1)(a), (2) or (3) or 146(1).
(2) An attempt to cause detriment includes an attempt to induce a person to cause detriment.
(3) A contravention of subsection (1) is a reprisal or the taking of a reprisal.
(4) A ground mentioned in subsection (1) as the ground for a reprisal is the unlawful ground for the reprisal.
(5) For the contravention mentioned in subsection (3) to happen, it is sufficient if the unlawful ground is a substantial ground for the act or omission that is the reprisal, even if there is another ground for the act or omission.