Provision of false or misleading information
36B Provision of false or misleading information
A person must not provide information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular—
to an authorised officer or the Authority in the exercise of the authorised officer’s or Authority’s functions under this Act, or
to a person who is conducting a security check or identity check under Part 2A, for the purposes of that check, or
in the case of a person who is a responsible person in respect of regulated material, to a person who holds an accreditation, for the purposes of that accredited person carrying out some activity in respect of the regulated material.
Maximum penalty—
for an individual—$250,000, or
otherwise—$1,000,000.
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