Offences and penalties

(1) A person commits an offence who fails to provide information as required by sections 20 or 22 or wilfully tampers with or alters such information so that it is not in its original form when received by the central authority. (2) A person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, destroys or damages any information or items which the central authority or the court, under this Part, has directed such person or another person to provide. (3) A person who commits an offence under sub–section (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.