59Falsification of certificates and other documents

#### 59 Falsification of certificates and other documents 59 Falsification of certificates and other documents > > (1) A person must not forge the Registrar’s signature or seal. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment, or both. > > > (2) A person must not forge or falsify a certificate or other document under this Act. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment, or both. > > > (3) The Registrar may impound or require the return of— > > > > > (a) a document which the Registrar has reason to believe bears a forged impression of the Registrar’s signature or seal, or > > > > > (b) a certificate or other document purporting to be a certificate or other document under this Act which the Registrar has reason to believe has been forged or falsified, or > > > > > (c) a certificate under this Act about a registrable event if the entry in the Register about the event has been cancelled or corrected since the issue of the certificate, or > > > > > (d) a certificate or document issued by the Registrar in error or as a result of fraud. > > > (4) A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement under subsection (3) to return a document or certificate is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.