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Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
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253 False or misleading statements
253 False or misleading statements
A person must not, in any application under this Act or the regulations or in connection with an inquiry made by the Secretary in relation to any such application—
(a) make a statement, or
(b) furnish information,
that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.