Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MARRIAGE LAW SURVEY (ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS) ACT 2017 (NO. 96, 2017) - SECT 18

                   A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person is the Statistician or an officer of the Australian Bureau of Statistics; and

                     (b)  after this section commences, the person engages in conduct while exercising powers or performing functions or duties in relation to the marriage law survey; and

                     (c)  the person does so with the intention of influencing the content of a marriage law survey response provided to the Statistician.

Note:          There are other similar limitations and obligations on the Statistician and officers of the Australian Bureau of Statistics under the Public Service Act 1999 , the Census and Statistics Act 1905 , the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975 and the Recommendation of the OECD Council on Good Statistical Practice .

Penalty:  60 penalty units.