20Provision of false information

20 Provision of false information

An operator commits an offence if: (a) the operator gives information to an authorised person; and (b) the operator does so reckless as to whether that information is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Note 1: If the operator is a body corporate, the maximum penalty that may be imposed is 250 penalty units (see subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914).

Note 2: For the value of a penalty unit, see subsection 4AA(1) of the Crimes Act 1914.