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If you do not tell someone about a criminal conviction when you are supposed to, you might commit an offence. You are supposed to tell someone about a criminal conviction as stated in section 13. You could be fined up to $5,000 if you are found guilty and you do not have a good reason for not telling someone.
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A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to declare a criminal conviction in accordance with section 13 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
