147Concealing or disposing of government information to prevent

147 Concealing or disposing of government information to prevent access or correction (a) the person intentionally conceals, or destroys or otherwise disposes of, information; and (b) the information is government information; and (c) the person is reckless that concealing, or destroying or otherwise disposing of, the information prevents a public sector organisation from providing access to or correcting the Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months. (1A) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(b). (2) For subsection (1), it is irrelevant whether or not an application under Part 3, Division 2 for access to the information had been made.

Information Act 2002 91 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who destroys or otherwise disposes of government information: (a) in the ordinary course of the operations of a public sector (b) in compliance with a relevant practice or procedure of a public sector organisation; or (c) in compliance with a standard applicable to a public sector (d) in compliance with this Act or another Act or with an instrument under this Act or another Act; or (e) in compliance with a decision, direction, order or other requirement of a court or tribunal; or (f) if the information had been held by or on behalf of the Legislative Assembly and the destruction or other disposal is in accordance with a resolution of the Legislative Assembly.