False or misleading statement or document
19A False or misleading statement or document
A person commits an offence if:
the person makes a statement to the Board in connection with:
an application for registration under section 12; or
(ii) an application for renewal of registration under section 15; and
(b) the statement is false or misleading in a material particular and the person has knowledge of that circumstance.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
A person commits an offence if:
the person gives a document to the Board in connection with:
an application for registration under section 12; or
(ii) an application for renewal of registration under section 15; and
(b) the document contains information that is false or misleading in a material particular and the person has knowledge of that circumstance.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a).
(4) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (2) if, when giving the document to the Board, the person identifies how the information contained in the document is false or misleading.
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