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Customs Act 1901
52Invalidation of licence, permission etc. for false or misleading information
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52 Invalidation of licence, permission etc. for false or misleading information
A licence, permission, consent or approval granted in respect of the importation of UN‑sanctioned goods is taken never to have been granted if:
(a) an application for the licence, permission, consent or approval was made in an approved form; and
(b) information contained in, or information or a document accompanying, the form:
(i) was false or misleading in a material particular; or
(ii) omitted any matter or thing without which the information or document is misleading in a material particular.
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