81Offences

##### 81 Offences (1) A person shall not refuse or fail, without reasonable excuse: (a) to attend before the Merit Protection Commissioner; (b) to be sworn or make an affirmation; or (c) to answer a question or produce a document or record; when so required in pursuance of this Act. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months. (2) A person shall not furnish information or make a statement to the Agency, a member or an authorized officer that is, to the knowledge of the person, false or misleading in a material particular. Penalty: Imprisonment for 1 year. (3) A person must not: (a) obstruct or hinder: (i) the Agency or a member or acting member in the performance of the Agency’s functions; or (ii) a Review Committee or a member of a Review Committee (within the meaning of Division 2 of Part II) in the performance of the Committee’s functions; or (b) disrupt a hearing of the Agency or such a Review Committee. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months. (4) An offence against subsection (1), (2) or (3) is punishable on summary conviction.