Offence of victimization

(1) Any person who commits an act of victimization against another person commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, a person shall be taken to commit an act of victimization against another person where the first-mentioned person subjects, or threatens to subject, the other person to any detriment, (a) on the ground that the other person, (i) has made, or proposes to make, a complaint under this Act; Protection Against Sexual 18 (ii) has brought, or proposes to bring, proceedings under this Act against any person; (iii) has furnished, or proposes to furnish, any information, or has produced, or proposes to produce, any documents to a person exercising or performing any power or function under this Act; (iv) has attended, or proposes to attend, an inquiry under this Act or to appear thereat as a witness; (v) has made an allegation that a person has done an act that is unlawful by virtue of section 3, 4, 7 or 9 of this Act; or (b) on the ground that the first-mentioned person believes that the other person has done, or proposes to do, an act or thing referred to in any one of subparagraphs (i) to (v) of paragraph (a) of this subsection.