False and misleading statements
151 False and misleading statements
S. 151(1) amended by Nos 13/1998 s. 11(1), 39/2024 s. 94.
A person must not, in purported compliance with this Act, give information or make a statement (other than under an information or document production notice) that is false or misleading in a material particular.
- 120 penalty units.
S. 151(2) amended by No. 13/1998 s. 11(1).
A person must not make a false or misleading entry in a document required by this Act to be kept by a registered funded agency or health service establishment.
- 120 penalty units.
It is a defence in proceedings under this section to prove that the person did not know that the information statement or entry was false or misleading.
S. 152 amended by No. 13/1998 s. 11(2).
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