s 26
In forceAlteration of Commonwealth records
Part VCommonwealth records
Division 2Dealings with Commonwealth records
26 Alteration of Commonwealth records
(1)
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
a Commonwealth record has been in existence for more than 15 years; and
(b)
the person engages in conduct; and
(c)
the person’s conduct results in an addition to or an alteration of the record.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(1A)
Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(a).
Note:
For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to anything done:
(a)
as required by any law; or
(b)
with the permission of the Archives or in accordance with a practice or procedure approved by the Archives.
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