Misleading information and document
62 Misleading information and document
(1) A person must not give misleading information to an inspector who is exercising a power or performing a function under this Act.
Fault elements:
The person:
knows the inspector is acting in an official capacity; and
knows the information is misleading.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) A person must not give a document containing misleading information to an inspector who is exercising a power or performing a function under this Act.
Fault elements:
The person:
knows the inspector is acting in an official capacity; and
knows the document contains misleading information.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the defendant, when giving the document:
(a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the inspector's attention; and
(b) to the extent to which the defendant can reasonably do so – gives the inspector the information necessary to correct the document.
In this section:
inspector includes the Chief Inspector.
misleading information means information that is misleading in a material particular because it:
does not include relevant information; or
includes misinformation.
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