Census Act · 2003 Revised Edition
16. Offences by census officers
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any census officer and any person employed in the preparation of the abstract required to be made under the last preceding section who —
census officer
“census officer” means any person appointed under the provisions of section 4 of this Act as Superintendent of Census, Deputy Superintendent of Census, Assistant Superintendent of Census, supervisor, house numberer, or enumerator, acting within the local limits of any area for which he may have been so appointed;
without sufficient cause, refuse or neglects to comply with any instruction or requisition addressed to him by the Superintendent or an Assistant Superintendent, or fails to use reasonable diligence in performing any duty imposed on him; or
Superintendent
“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Census appointed under subsection (1) of section 4 of this Act and includes a Deputy Superintendent of Census. Power to direct census to be taken.
wilfully puts an offensive or improper question; or
knowingly makes any false return; or
asks, receives, or takes from any person other than an authorised officer of the Government any payment or reward; or
save in the public interest and with the permission of the
Superintendent discloses any information which has come to his knowledge in the course of his duty as such,
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shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $2,500 and imprisonment for 6 months.
Terms defined in s 2
Assistant Superintendent
Defined · s 2“Assistant Superintendent” means an Assistant Superintendent of Census appointed under the provisions of section 4 of this Act;
census officer
Defined · s 2“census officer” means any person appointed under the provisions of section 4 of this Act as Superintendent of Census, Deputy Superintendent of Census, Assistant Superintendent of Census, supervisor, house numberer, or enumerator, acting within the local limits of any area for which he may have been so appointed;
Superintendent
Defined · s 2“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Census appointed under subsection (1) of section 4 of this Act and includes a Deputy Superintendent of Census. Power to direct census to be taken.