Civil penalty provision for false or misleading statements in applications
367 Civil penalty provision for false or misleading statements in applications
A person is liable to a civil penalty if:
the person makes a statement (whether orally, in a document or in any other way) in, or in connection with, an application made under this Act; and
the person does so knowing that the statement:
is false or misleading; or
omits any matter or thing without which the statement is misleading.
Civil penalty: 960 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply as a result of subparagraph (1)(b)(i) if the statement is not false or misleading in a material particular.
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
Subsection (1) does not apply as a result of subparagraph (1)(b)(ii) if the statement did not omit any matter or thing without which the statement is misleading in a material particular.
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
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