sec.179False or misleading statements

### sec.179 False or misleading statements A person must not state anything to an inspector, inspection officer, authorised officer or industry safety and health representative the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is enough for a complaint for an offence against subsection (1) to allege and prove that the statement made was ‘false or misleading’ to the person’s knowledge, without specifying which. s 179 amd 2007 No. 46 s 30 (sec.179-ssec.1) A person must not state anything to an inspector, inspection officer, authorised officer or industry safety and health representative the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.179-ssec.2) It is enough for a complaint for an offence against subsection (1) to allege and prove that the statement made was ‘false or misleading’ to the person’s knowledge, without specifying which.