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Provision of false information

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Part 4Provision of information

20 Provision of false information

An operator commits an offence if:

(a)

the operator gives information to an authorised person; and

(b)

the operator does so reckless as to whether that information is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Note 1:

If the operator is a body corporate, the maximum penalty that may be imposed is 250 penalty units (see subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914).

Note 2:

For the value of a penalty unit, see subsection 4AA(1) of the Crimes Act 1914.

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