35AOffence of altering, damaging or destroying records and other things

35A Offence of altering, damaging or destroying records and other things

35A Offence of altering, damaging or destroying records and other things

(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, alter, damage or destroy a document or other thing—

(a) required to be kept under this Act or the regulations, or

(b) required to be provided, produced or furnished under section 19A or 30C.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note—

See the Interpretation Act 1987, section 21, definition of document.

(2) Subsection (1) extends to anything containing information required to be provided under section 19A, if the alteration, damage or destruction of the thing would prevent or limit the provision of the information.

s 35A: Ins 2022 No 52, Sch 3.