Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not damage a public record more than 30 years old, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.
(2) This section applies to a public record whether or not it is in the custody of the archives.
(3) This section does not apply to a person who is a member of the staff of the archives to the extent the person necessarily damages a public record in carrying out an accepted archival or conservation practice in relation to the record.
(4) In subsection (1)--
damage, a public record, means--
(a) change the record in a way that causes, or is likely to cause, damage to the record; or
(b) neglect the record in a way that causes, or is likely to cause, damage to the record; or
(c) otherwise damage the record.