54False representation

54 False representation

(1)  [Section 54 Renumbered by No. 7 of 2019, s. 24, Applied:05 Sep 2019] A person must not make a false or misleading representation in an application or document under this Act, knowing it to be false or misleading.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(2)  [Section 54 Subsection (2) inserted by No. 7 of 2019, s. 24, Applied:05 Sep 2019] A person must not, with intention to deceive, produce to another person a birth certificate, a copy of a birth certificate, or a copy of an extract from the Register, issued for the person, that –

(a) if there is a registered gender in relation to the person –

(i) shows a previous registered sex, or previous registered gender, in relation to the person; and

(ii) does not also show the registered gender in relation to the person; or

(b) if a change of name of the person has been registered –

(i) shows a previous registered name in relation to the person; and

(ii) does not also show the last registered name in relation to the person.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.