The Access to Information Bill, 2015 22tt (4) Any person who provides false information maliciously intended to injure the other person commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a term not exceeding three years imprisonment. (5) Disclosure of information under subsection (1) and (2) includes information on- (a) violations violations; of the law, including human rights (b) mismanagement of funds; (c) conflict of interest; (d) comrption; (e) abuse of public office; and (f; dangers of public health, safety and the environment. (6) For the purpose of this section, a person is penalized if the person is dismissed, discriminated against, made the subject of reprisal or other form of adverse treatment or is denied any appointment, promotion or advantage that otherwise would have been provided or any other personnel action provided under the law relating to whistle blower, and the imposition of any such penalty in contravention of this section shall be actionable as a tort. (7) Any term of any settlement arising from a claim under this section, insofar as it purports to impose an obligation of confidentiality on any party to the settlement in respect of information which is accurate and which was or was proposed to be disclosed, shall be unenforceable. (8) In any proceedings for an offence for contravention of any statutory prohibition or restriction on the disclosure of information, it shall be a defence to show that(a) in the circumstances, the disclosure was public interest; and the (b) where the offence is alleged to have been committed by a public officer or Government contractor and involves the disclosure of information obtained by the person in the person's position as such, the defendant had,