sec.38False or misleading documents

sec.38 False or misleading documents

This section applies to a person who, in compliance with this Act, must provide information to the chairperson. The person must not give the chairperson a document containing information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving the document— tells the chairperson, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. (sec.38-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who, in compliance with this Act, must provide information to the chairperson. (sec.38-ssec.2) The person must not give the chairperson a document containing information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.38-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving the document— tells the chairperson, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information.

• (a) tells the chairperson, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and
• (b) if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information.