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Section 57 - Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 - False representation — Zoe

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#### 57 False representation 57 False representation > A person who makes a representation in an application, notice or document under this Act or in response to a notice under section 44 of this Act (Registrar’s powers of inquiry), knowing the representation to be false or misleading in a material particular, is guilty of an offence. > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment, or both.

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