(1) The commission may give notice to a person that a complaint about, or
information or matter (also a
"complaint" ) involving, corruption made by the person to the commission will
not be investigated or further investigated by the commission because it
appears to concern frivolous matter.
(2) The notice must advise the person
that if the person again makes the same or substantially the same complaint to
the commission the person commits an offence punishable by a fine of 85
penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment or both.
(3) A person who, after
receiving the notice mentioned in subsection (2) , again makes the same or
substantially the same complaint to the commission commits an offence.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—85 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(4) It is a defence to prove that the complaint did not concern frivolous
matter.
