Offences of making false or unsupported statements
245 Offences of making false or unsupported statements
A person must not make a statement, or give information, in writing, to an officer in relation to the consideration for the purposes of this Act or the regulations of any of the following questions:
whether or not other persons are in a married relationship (within the meaning of subsection 5F(2));
whether or not other persons are in a de facto relationship (within the meaning of subsection 5CB(2)) with one another;
if:
the person knows that the statement or information is false or misleading in a material particular; and
the statement is made, or the information is given, in a document that describes, and shows the penalty for, an offence against this subsection.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.
A person must not make a statement, or give information, in writing, to an officer in relation to the consideration for the purposes of this Act or the regulations of any of the following questions:
whether or not other persons are in a married relationship (within the meaning of subsection 5F(2));
whether or not other persons are in a de facto relationship (within the meaning of subsection 5CB(2)) with one another;
if:
the statement or information is false or misleading in a material particular; and
the person making the statement, or giving the information, did not make appropriate inquiries to satisfy himself or herself that the statement or information was neither false nor misleading; and
the statement is made, or the information is given, in a document that describes, and shows the penalty for, an offence against this subsection.
Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: 120 penalty units.
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