Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If an inquiry into the affairs of a cooperative is being held under this division, a person must not—
(a) conceal, destroy, mutilate or alter a document relating to the cooperative; or
(b) send out of the ACT a document or other property that belongs to, or is under the control of, the cooperative.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the person satisfies the court that the person did not intend to defeat, delay or obstruct the inquiry.