Act 6 Access to Information Act 2005 action or to refrain from taking such action as the court considers necessary within a period mentioned in the order; (d) granting an interim or specific relief, a declaratory order or compensation; or (e) as to costs. PART IV - MISCELLANEOUS. 43. Annual report. (1) Each Minister shall submit an annual report to Parliament on requests for access to records or information made to public bodies under his or her ministry in relation to the relevant year, and shall indicate whether access was given or not and if access was not given, state reasons for the denial. (2) For avoidance of doubt, the annual report referred to in subsection (1) may be included in the annual policy statement of the Ministry. 44. Protection of persons releasing information (1) No person shall be subject to any legal, administrative or employment-related sanction, regardless of any breach of a legal or employment obligation, for releasing information on wrongdoing, or information which would disclose a serious threat to health, safety or the environment, as long as that person acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that the information was substantially true and disclosed evidence of wrongdoing or a serious threat to health, safety or the environment. (2) For purposes of subsection (1), wrongdoing includes the commission of a criminal offence, failure to comply with a legal obligation, a miscarriage of justice, corruption or dishonesty, or maladministration regarding a public body. 45. Protection of officers. A public officer, information officer or other person acting on the directions of such a person is not subject to any civil or criminal liability for any act done or omitted to be done in good faith in the exercise or performance of any power or duty under this Act. 46. Offences. A person who with intent to deny a right of access under this Act (a) destroys, damages or alters a record; (b) conceals a record; or (c) falsifies a record or makes a false record, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and forty 25

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