FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT (OFFICE OF THE VICTORIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER) ACT 2017 (NO. 20 OF 2017) - SECT 103 Section 122 substituted

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT (OFFICE OF THE VICTORIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER) ACT 2017 (NO. 20 OF 2017) - SECT 103

For section 122 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 substitute —

        "     122     Offence to obstruct, mislead or provide false information

    (1)         A person must not, without reasonable excuse, wilfully obstruct, hinder or resist the Information Commissioner, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner, a delegate of the Information Commissioner or the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or a member of staff of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner, in—

        (a)     performing, or attempting to perform, a function or duty under this Act; or

        (b)     exercising, or attempting to exercise, a power under this Act.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

    (2)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse, provide information or make a statement to the Information Commissioner, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner, a delegate of the Information Commissioner or the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or a member of staff of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

    (3)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse, mislead or attempt to mislead the Information Commissioner, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner, a delegate of the Information Commissioner or the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or a member of staff of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.".