sec.22Offence to damage particular public records

### sec.22 Offence to damage particular public records A person must not, without legal authority or a reasonable excuse, damage a public record that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know— is more than 25 years old; or is of permanent value, regardless of its age. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to the archivist or staff of the archives necessarily damaging a public record in carrying out an accepted archival or conservation practice in relation to the record. (sec.22-ssec.1) A person must not, without legal authority or a reasonable excuse, damage a public record that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know— is more than 25 years old; or is of permanent value, regardless of its age. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.22-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the archivist or staff of the archives necessarily damaging a public record in carrying out an accepted archival or conservation practice in relation to the record. - (a) is more than 25 years old; or - (b) is of permanent value, regardless of its age.