Misleading information
15 Misleading information
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally gives information to another person; and
the other person is an officer; and
the person knows the information is misleading; and
the person knows the officer is acting in an official capacity.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally gives a document to another person; and
the other person is an officer; and
(c) the person knows the document contains misleading information; and
the person knows the officer is acting in an official capacity.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
Strict liability applies to clauses (1)(b) and (2)(b).
(4) Clause (2) does not apply if the person, when giving the document:
(a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the officer's attention; and
(b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives the officer the information necessary to remedy the misleading aspect of the document.
In this by-law:
acting in an official capacity, in relation to an officer, means the officer is exercising powers or performing functions under, or otherwise related to the administration of, these By-laws.
misleading information means information that is misleading in a material particular or because of the omission of a material particular.
Part 1A Infringement notice offences
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