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CurrentMisrepresentation
Part 6Discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct
Division 1Prohibition of discriminatory, coercive or misleading conduct
109 Misrepresentation
(1)
A person must not knowingly or recklessly make a false or misleading representation to another person about that other person's—
(a)
rights or obligations under this Act; or
(b)
ability to initiate, or participate in, a process or proceedings under this
Act; or
(c)
ability to make a complaint or inquiry to a person or body empowered under this Act to seek compliance with this Act.
Maximum penalty:
(a)
in the case of an individual—$100 000;
(b)
in the case of a body corporate—$500 000.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply if the person to whom the representation is made would not be expected to rely on it.
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