The Access to Information
Bill, 2015
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(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,