False representations
108 False representations
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person (the first person) intentionally represents to another person that the first person is a person named in a certificate or other document; and
the certificate or other document is issued under this Act; and
(c) the first person is not a person named in the certificate or other document and the first person has knowledge of that circumstance.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(b).
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally produces or tenders in evidence a document in any proceedings before a court or tribunal; and
the document purports to be:
a copy of or extract from an entry in the Register; or
(ii) a copy of an instrument lodged with the Minister under this Act; and
(c) the person has knowledge of the circumstance referred to in paragraph (b); and
(d) the document is false and the person has knowledge of that circumstance.
Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
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