332 (1) A person is guilty of an offence if the person, (a) wilfully collects, uses or discloses personal information in contravention of this Part or the regulations made for the purposes of this Part; (b) makes a request under this Act, under false pretences, for access to or correction of a record of personal information; (c) in connection with the collection, use or disclosure of personal information or access to a record of personal information, makes an assertion, knowing that it is untrue, to the effect that the person, (i) is a person who is authorized to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information about another individual, or (ii) is a person entitled to access to a record of personal information under section 312; (d) disposes of a record of personal information in the custody or under the control of a service provider with an intent to evade a request for access to the record that the service provider has received under subsection 313 (1); (e) wilfully disposes of a record of personal information in contravention of section 309; (f) wilfully fails to comply with clause 308 (2) (a); (g) wilfully obstructs the Commissioner or a person known to be acting under the authority of the Commissioner in the performance of their functions in relation to this Part; (h) wilfully makes a false statement to mislead or attempt to mislead the Commissioner or a person known to be acting under the authority of the Commissioner in the performance of their functions in relation to this Part; (i) wilfully fails to comply with an order made by the Commissioner or a person known to be acting under the authority of the Commissioner in relation to this Part; or (j) contravenes section 330. Penalty (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable, on conviction, to a fine of not more than $5,000. Officers, etc. (3) If a corporation commits an offence under this Part, every officer, member, employee or agent of the corporation who authorized the offence, or who had the authority to prevent the offence from being committed but knowingly refrained from doing so, is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable, on conviction, to the penalty for the offence, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted. No prosecution (4) No person is liable to prosecution for an offence under this or any other Act by reason of complying with a requirement of the Commissioner in relation to this Part. Consent of Attorney General (5) A prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) shall not be commenced without the consent of the Attorney General. Presiding judge (6) The Crown may, by notice to the clerk of the Ontario Court of Justice, require that a provincial judge preside over a proceeding in respect of an offence under subsection (1). Protection of information (7) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) or where documents or materials are filed with a court under sections 158 to 160 of the Provincial Offences Act in relation to an investigation into an offence under this Part, the court may, at any time, take precautions to avoid the disclosure by the court or any person of any personal information, including, where appropriate, (a) removing the identifying information of any person whose personal information is referred to in any documents or materials; (b) receiving representations without notice; (c) conducting hearings or parts of hearings in private; or (d) sealing all or part of the court files. No limitation (8) Section 76 of the Provincial Offences Act does not apply to a prosecution under this Part. PART XI   MISCELLaneous matters