Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.372False or misleading information or documents
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sec.372 False or misleading information or documents
A school’s governing body must not under section 370 or 371 give information to the Minister the governing body knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A non-State school’s governing body must not under section 370 or 371 give the Minister a document containing information the governing body knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (2) does not apply to a school’s governing body if the governing body, when giving the document— tells the Minister, to the best of the governing body’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and if the governing body has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. (sec.372-ssec.1) A school’s governing body must not under section 370 or 371 give information to the Minister the governing body knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.372-ssec.2) A non-State school’s governing body must not under section 370 or 371 give the Minister a document containing information the governing body knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.372-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a school’s governing body if the governing body, when giving the document— tells the Minister, to the best of the governing body’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and if the governing body has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information.
- (a) tells the Minister, to the best of the governing body’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and
- (b) if the governing body has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information.