424
In forceFraudulent falsification of record
Part VIOffences relating to property and contracts
Division IStealing and like offences
Chapter XLIIFrauds by trustees and officers of companies and corporations: False accounting
424 Fraudulent falsification of record
Any person who with intent to defraud —
(a)
makes a false entry in any record; or
(b)
omits to make an entry in any record; or
(c)
gives any certificate or information which is false in a material particular; or
(d)
by act or omission falsifies, destroys, alters or damages any record; or
(e)
knowingly produces or makes use of any record which is false in a material particular,
is guilty of a crime and is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.
Summary conviction penalty: imprisonment for 2 years and a fine of $24 000.
[Section 424 inserted: No. 101 of 1990 s. 27; amended: No. 70 of 2004 s. 35(2).]
[425. Deleted: No. 101 of 1990 s. 28.]
Research tools for this sectionSubscription
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.