sec.219Giving inspector false or misleading information

sec.219 Giving inspector false or misleading information

A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give an inspector information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—200 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. However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving the information— tells the inspector, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. In this section— information includes a document containing information. (sec.219-ssec.1) A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give an inspector information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.219-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.219-ssec.3) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving the information— tells the inspector, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. (sec.219-ssec.4) In this section— information includes a document containing information.

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