57Offence—giving false or misleading information etc. in response14

57 Offence—giving false or misleading information etc. in response14 to notice to produce15 (1) A person commits an offence if:16 (a) the person is served with a notice to produce; and17 (b) the person gives information or produces a document as18 required by the notice; and19 (c) the person does so knowing that the information or20 document:21 (i) is false or misleading; or22 (ii) omits any matter or thing without which the information23 or document is false or misleading.24 Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 300 penalty units, or both.25 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the information or document is not26 false or misleading in a material particular.27 Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this28 subsection: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.29 No. , 2026 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 65