103False or misleading information

103 False or misleading information

103 False or misleading information

(1) A person must not, in compliance or purported compliance with a requirement under this Act, give information to the EPA or another person knowing that, or being reckless as to whether, the information is false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—

(i) in relation to a requirement under section 10, 14, 28 or 53B—$1,000,000, or

(ii) in relation to another requirement—$137,500, or

(b) for an individual—

(i) in relation to a requirement under section 10, 14, 28 or 53B—$250,000 or imprisonment for 18 months, or both, or

(ii) in relation to another requirement—$66,000 or imprisonment for 18 months, or both.

(2) For the purposes of this section, information given in connection with a site audit, a site audit report or a site audit statement is taken to be given in compliance with this Act.

(3) In this section—

give information includes make a statement, give evidence or produce a document.

s 103: Subst 2008 No 111, Sch 1 [42]. Am 2014 No 65, Sch 1.1 [16]; 2018 No 25, Sch 5.4; 2022 No 3, Sch 1[36].