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(1) A person must not, in purported compliance with a requirement imposed by the record‑keeping rules, make a record of any matter or thing in such a way that it does not correctly record the matter or thing.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.

Note: See also sections 4AA and 4B of the Crimes Act 1914.

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