False and misleading information
37 False and misleading information
A person must not, in answering a question or providing information under this Act – make a statement knowing it to be false or misleading; or omit any matter from a statement knowing that without that matter the statement is false or misleading. Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
A person must not, in answering a question or providing information to another person under this Act, provide a document that the person knows to be false or misleading without specifying to the other person to whom the document is provided – that the person providing the document believes it to be false or misleading; and the basis for the belief; and the manner in which the person believes the document is false or misleading; and any information that the person has concerning who had access to the document that is false or misleading; and any information that the person has concerning where a document, that is not false or misleading, may be held. Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
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