161False and misleading information

161 False and misleading information

161 False and misleading information

(1) A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act or the regulations, give information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular to the Children’s Guardian, an officer of the Children’s Guardian or an authorised person.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not the information was given in response to a specific power under this Act.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a document if the person, when giving the document—

(a) tells the Children’s Guardian, officer of the Children’s Guardian or authorised person, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false or misleading, and

(b) if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information, gives the correct information.

(4) Also, subsection (1) does not apply to information given under section 112.

Note.

See section 112(3) in relation to false and misleading information given under that provision.

(5) In this section—

information includes a statement, document or notification.