260Offence to provide false or misleading information

260 Offence to provide false or misleading information (a) the person intentionally gives information to another person; and (b) the other person is a relevant person; and (c) the information is false or misleading information and the person has knowledge of that circumstance; and (d) the relevant person is acting in an official capacity and the person has knowledge of that circumstance. (a) the person intentionally gives a document to another person; and (b) the other person is a relevant person; and (c) the document contains false or misleading information and the person has knowledge of that circumstance; and Environment Protection Act 2019 226 (d) the relevant person is acting in an official capacity and the person has knowledge of that circumstance. (3) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b). (4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) if the person, when giving the document: (a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the relevant person's attention; and (b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives the relevant person the information necessary to remedy the misleading aspect of the document. (5) For this section a qualified person is acting in an official capacity when carrying out: (a) an environmental audit directed under Part 8, Division 2; or (b) a requirement under section 178; or (ba) a function under Part 13, Division 3A; or (c) a function required to be carried out by a qualified person under the regulations. (a) the Minister; or (b) the CEO; or (c) the NT EPA; or (d) an environmental officer; or (e) a qualified person.