Classification of Computer Games and Images Act 1995
sec.50False or misleading statements
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sec.50 False or misleading statements
A person must not— state anything to an inspector that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular; or omit from a statement made to an inspector anything without which the statement is, to the person’s knowledge, misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. It is enough for a complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) to state that the statement made was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge. (sec.50-ssec.1) A person must not— state anything to an inspector that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular; or omit from a statement made to an inspector anything without which the statement is, to the person’s knowledge, misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.50-ssec.2) It is enough for a complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) to state that the statement made was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge.
- (a) state anything to an inspector that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular; or
- (b) omit from a statement made to an inspector anything without which the statement is, to the person’s knowledge, misleading in a material particular.