Privacy Act 1993

127 Offences

• Every person commits an offence against this Act and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 who,—

  • (a) without reasonable excuse, obstructs, hinders, or resists the Commissioner or any other person in the exercise of their powers under this Act:

  • (b) without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with any lawful requirement of the Commissioner or any other person under this Act:

  • (c) makes any statement or gives any information to the Commissioner or any other person exercising powers under this Act, knowing that the statement or information is false or misleading:

  • (d) represents directly or indirectly that he or she holds any authority under this Act when he or she does not hold that authority.

  Compare: 1975 No 9 s 30; 1991 No 126 s 35