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512 False or misleading statements
512 False or misleading statements
(1) A person must not state anything to an inspector the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty—$12,000 or imprisonment for 1 year, or both.
(2) It is sufficient for a complaint for an offence against subsection (1) to state the statement made was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge without stating which.