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Children's Services Act 1996
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182 False or misleading information or documents
(1) A person must not give the Regulatory Authority or an authorised officer under this Act any information or document that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the giving of a document, if the person when giving the document—
(a) informs the Regulatory Authority or authorised officer, to the best of the person's ability, how it is false or misleading; and
(b) gives the correct information to the Regulatory Authority or authorised officer if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information.
Pt 6 Div. 5 (Heading and ss 183–187) inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 15.
Division 5—Protection from reprisal
S. 183 inserted by No. 37/2019 s. 15.