#### 60 Claims for payments—false or misleading statements False statements not to be made (1) A person must not make a false statement to a person who is exercising powers or performing functions under, or in connection with, subsection 59(2). > Note: Subsection 59(2) deals with claims for payments. Offence (2) A person who intentionally or recklessly contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months. Definition (3) In this section: > false statement means a statement (whether made orally, in a document or in any other way) that: (a) is false or misleading in a material particular; or (b) omits any matter or thing without which the statement is misleading in a material particular.

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