1.Brompton bikes case: Ex-NParks officer's $5,000 fine stands after appeals dismissed

The High Court dismissed an appeal by prosecutors seeking a jail term for former National Parks Board (NParks) officer Bernard Lim Yong Soon, who was fined $5,000 for lying to auditors about his relationship with a bicycle firm director.Lim was found guilty of giving false information to public servant after a district court trial in May. He was handed the maximum fine of $5,000.Lim had tipped off the owner of bicycle retailer Bikehop about an upcoming NParks tender for foldable bikes. Bikehop entered a bid to sell 26 Brompton bikes to NParks in January 2012. It was the sole bidder. In June 2012, the deal came under intense public scrutiny over the $2,200 price of each bicycle. When questioned by internal auditors about his relationship with Bikehop boss Lawrence Lim, Lim lied that they met each other for the first time only in March 2012.

Source: Lum, S. (2014, November 21). Brompton bikes case: Ex-NParks officer's $5,000 fine stands after appeals dismissed. The Straits Times. Retrieved April 13, 2015, from http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/brompton-bikes-case-ex-nparks-officers-5000-fine-stands-after-appe#sthash.G4W5T4hb.dpuf

Refer to the above news extract and discuss what duties have been breached by the NParks officer.