Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A warden who acts
or adjudicates in any matter in which the warden has directly or indirectly
any pecuniary interest, is guilty of a crime unless —
(a) the
warden declares the nature of the interest to each of the parties to the
matter; and
(b) each
of the parties consents to the warden so acting or adjudicating.
Penalty: imprisonment for 2 years or a fine of $1
000.
(2) A warden or an
officer appointed pursuant to section 11 who uses any information that comes
to his knowledge in the course of, or by reason of, his appointment as a
warden or as such an officer for the purpose of personal gain is guilty of a
crime.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or a fine of $1
000.
[Section 15 amended: No. 100 of 1985 s. 9; No. 70
of 2004 s. 82; No. 51 of 2012 s. 6.]