sec.79Giving authorised person false or misleading information

sec.79 Giving authorised person false or misleading information

A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give an authorised person information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (1) applies to information given in relation to the administration of this Act whether or not the information was given in response to a specific power under this Act. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving information in a document— tells the authorised person, to the best of the person’s ability, how the document is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. (sec.79-ssec.1) A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give an authorised person information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.79-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies to information given in relation to the administration of this Act whether or not the information was given in response to a specific power under this Act. (sec.79-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving information in a document— tells the authorised person, to the best of the person’s ability, how the document is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information.

• (a) tells the authorised person, to the best of the person’s ability, how the document is false or misleading; and
• (b) if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information.