Building Boost Grant Act 2011
sec.81Giving false or misleading information
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sec.81 Giving false or misleading information
A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give the commissioner or an authorised officer information, or a document containing information, that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—70 penalty units. Subsection (1) applies to information or a document given in relation to the administration of this Act whether or not the information or document was given in response to a specific power under this Act. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who, when giving a document— tells the commissioner or officer, to the best of the person’s ability, how the information is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably get, the correct information—gives the correct information to the commissioner or officer. In this section— giving , information to a person, includes stating information to the person. (sec.81-ssec.1) A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give the commissioner or an authorised officer information, or a document containing information, that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—70 penalty units. (sec.81-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies to information or a document given in relation to the administration of this Act whether or not the information or document was given in response to a specific power under this Act. (sec.81-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who, when giving a document— tells the commissioner or officer, to the best of the person’s ability, how the information is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably get, the correct information—gives the correct information to the commissioner or officer. (sec.81-ssec.4) In this section— giving , information to a person, includes stating information to the person.
- (a) tells the commissioner or officer, to the best of the person’s ability, how the information is false or misleading; and
- (b) if the person has, or can reasonably get, the correct information—gives the correct information to the commissioner or officer.