Refusal or failure to furnish information etc.
5 Refusal or failure to furnish information etc.
A person who—
refuses or wilfully neglects to fill or cause to be filled up a form made available to the person pursuant to section 4; or
refuses or wilfully neglects, within the period prescribed by section 4, to return the form duly filled up to the government statistician or to a person authorised by the government statistician to collect or receive the same;
commits an offence against this Act, which shall be taken to be a continuing offence and is liable to a penalty of 2 penalty units for each day during which the refusal or neglect has continued.
A person may be prosecuted from time to time for the person’s refusal or wilful neglect that constitutes an offence against subsection (1)(a) or (b) in respect of any period or periods during which the person’s refusal or wilful neglect has continued.
A person who inserts or permits to be inserted in a form made available to the person pursuant to section 4 any information that is to the person’s knowledge false commits an offence against this Act.Maximum penalty—2 penalty units.
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