165Giving misleading information to authorised officer

165 Giving misleading information to authorised officer (a) the person intentionally gives information to another person; and (c) the person knows the information is misleading; and (d) the person knows the authorised officer is acting in an official (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person intentionally gives a document to another person; and (c) the person knows the document contains misleading information; and

Education Act 2015 100 (d) the person knows the authorised officer is acting in an official (3) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b). (4) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person, when giving the document: (a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the authorised officer's attention; and (b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives the authorised officer the information necessary to remedy the misleading aspect of the document. (5) In this section: acting in an official capacity, in relation to an authorised officer, means the officer is exercising powers or performing functions under, or otherwise related to the administration of, this Act.