Offences Part IV Section 26 Part IV—Offences 26 Unlawful acts not offences unless expressly so provided Except as expressly provided by this Part, nothing in this Act makes it an offence to do an act or agree with another person to do an act that is unlawful by reason of a provision of Part II or Part IIA. 27 Offences relating to administration of Act (1) A person shall not hinder, obstruct, molest or interfere with a person exercising or performing any of the powers or functions referred to in this Act. Penalty for an offence against subsection (1): 10 penalty units. (1A) For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), strict liability applies to the physical element of circumstance, that a person is exercising or performing any of the powers or functions referred to in this Act. Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (2) A person shall not: (a) refuse to employ another person; or (b) dismiss, or threaten to dismiss, another person from the other person’s employment; or (c) prejudice, or threaten to prejudice, another person in the other person’s employment; or (d) intimidate or coerce, or impose any pecuniary or other penalty upon, another person; by reason that the other person: (e) has made, or proposes to make, a complaint under this Act or the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986; or (f) has furnished, or proposes to furnish, any information or documents to a person exercising or performing any powers Racial Discrimination Act 1975 Compilation No. 17 Compilation date: 10/12/15 ComLaw Authoritative Act C2016C00089 17 Registered: 29/1/16