Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00855:section:26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00855
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 26
Character Range: 52631–53252

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.