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72 False statements
72 False statements
(1) A person must not, in any application made under this Part, make a statement that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
(2) A person must not, in purported compliance with a notice served on the person or some other person under section 65 or 67, furnish information knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.