Prohibition from adjudicating in certain matters or from using certain information
15 Prohibition from adjudicating in certain matters or from using certain information
A warden who acts or adjudicates in any matter in which the warden has directly or indirectly any pecuniary interest, is guilty of a crime unless —
the warden declares the nature of the interest to each of the parties to the matter; and
each of the parties consents to the warden so acting or adjudicating.
Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 2 years or a fine of $1 000.
A warden or public service officer who uses official information for the purpose of personal gain commits a crime.
Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 2 years or a fine of $1 000.
In subsection (2) —
official information means information that a person obtains in the course of, or because of, the person’s office, position, employment or engagement under, or for the purposes of, this Act.
[Section 15 amended: No. 100 of 1985 s. 9; No. 70 of 2004 s. 82; No. 51 of 2012 s. 6; No. 7 of 2025 s. 9.]
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