33Offences

33 Offences

(1)  A person must not –

(a) fail to comply with a requirement made under section 29(1) ; or

(b) provide to the Regulator, in relation to a monopoly provider investigation, oral or written information or a document that the person knows or believes to be false or misleading in a material particular without informing the Regulator of that knowledge or belief; or

(c) [Section 33 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2015, s. 22, Applied:01 Jul 2015] [Section 33 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2015, s. 22, Applied:01 Jul 2015] hinder, obstruct or interfere with the the Regulator, the Acting Regulator, an Assistant Regulator or any other person in the performance or exercise of his or her functions or powers under this Part; or

(d) take, or threaten to take, any action that detrimentally affects the employment of another person because that other person has assisted, is assisting or intends to assist the Regulator in a monopoly provider investigation.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both.

(2)  Despite subsection (1) , a person is not required to comply with a requirement made under section 29(1) if to do so would tend to incriminate him or her.