A-2.001 - Act respecting the acceleration of certain infrastructure projects

Section 10 Disposition versions

2022-06-02

10. Anyone who

(1)  hinders or attempts to hinder a person conducting an audit or investigation,

(2)  communicates any false or misleading document or information, refuses to provide any document or information they must send or make available, or conceals or destroys any document or information relevant to the monitoring of public contracts or public subcontracts, to an audit or to an investigation,

(3)  by an act or omission, helps a person to commit an offence under subparagraph 1 or 2, or

(4)  by encouragement, advice, consent, authorization or command, induces a person to commit an offence under subparagraph 1 or 2,

commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 to $30,000 in the case of a natural person and $15,000 to $100,000 in any other case.

The minimum and maximum fines prescribed in this section are doubled for a subsequent offence.

2020, c. 27, s. 10; 2022, c. 18, s. 84.

2020-12-11

10. Anyone who

(1)  hinders or attempts to hinder a person conducting an audit or investigation,

(2)  communicates any false or misleading document or information, refuses to provide any document or information they must send or make available, or conceals or destroys any document or information relevant to the monitoring of public contracts or public subcontracts, to an audit or to an investigation,

(3)  by an act or omission, helps a person to commit an offence under subparagraph 1 or 2, or

(4)  by encouragement, advice, consent, authorization or command, induces a person to commit an offence under subparagraph 1 or 2,

commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $4,000 to $20,000.

The fines are doubled for a subsequent offence.

2020, c. 27, s. 10.