GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (PUBLIC ACCESS) ACT 2009 - SECT 117 Offence of directing unlawful action
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (PUBLIC ACCESS) ACT 2009 - SECT 117
Offence of directing unlawful action117 Offence of directing unlawful action
A person (the
"offender" ) must not--
(a) direct an officer of an agency who is required to make a decision in relation to an access application to make a reviewable decision that the offender knows is not a decision permitted or required to be made by this Act, or
(b) direct a person who is an officer of an agency involved in an access application to act in a manner that the offender knows is otherwise contrary to the requirements of this Act.
: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.