Falsification of records
222 Falsification of records
An officer of a society must not destroy, mutilate, alter or falsify a document or security, or make or be privy to the making of a false or fraudulent entry in a document, belonging to the society with intent to defraud or deceive a person.
A person who has a duty to record information in the documents of a society must not fail to record the information in the documents—
with intent to defraud another person; or
knowing that the failure will render other matter contained in the documents false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty—1600 penalty units or 7 years imprisonment.
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