False or misleading information
147 False or misleading information
A person must not do any of the things set out in subsection (2) —
in relation to an application under this Act; or
in relation to the compliance, or purported compliance, with any requirement or direction under this Act to give information to, or answer a question of, a permit authority, police officer or authorised person.
Penalty: a fine of $25 000.
The things to which subsection (1) applies are —
making a statement which the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular; or
making a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular, with reckless disregard as to whether or not the statement is false or misleading in a material particular; or
providing, or causing to be provided, information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular; or
providing, or causing to be provided, information that is false or misleading in a material particular, with reckless disregard as to whether the information is false or misleading in a material particular.
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