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Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010
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295 False or misleading information or documents
Sch. s. 295(1) amended by Nos 43/2022 s. 95, 53/2025 s. 57.
(1) A person must not give the Regulatory Authority or an authorised officer under this Law any information or document that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the giving of a document, if the person when giving the document—
(a) informs the Regulatory Authority or authorised officer, to the best of the person's ability, how it is false or misleading; and
(b) gives the correct information to the Regulatory Authority or authorised officer if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information.
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