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Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
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80 False or misleading statements
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person makes a statement in a notice, response or other
document given under this chapter; and
(b) the person does so knowing that the statement—
(i) is false or misleading; or
(ii) omits anything without which the statement is misleading.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or
(2) Subsection (1) (b) (i) does not apply if the statement is not false or
misleading in a material particular.
(3) Subsection (1) (b) (ii) does not apply if the omission does not make
the statement misleading in a material particular.
(4) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person makes a statement in a notice, response or other
document given under this chapter; and
(b) the person is reckless about whether the statement—
(i) is false or misleading; or
(ii) omits anything without which the statement is misleading.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or
(5) Subsection (4) (b) (i) does not apply if the statement is not false or
misleading in a material particular.
(6) Subsection (4) (b) (ii) does not apply if the omission does not make
the statement misleading in a material particular.