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Fisheries Management Act 1994
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#### 275G Offences
275G Offences
> > (1) False or misleading information to auditor A person who provides information to a compliance auditor in connection with a compliance audit, knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material respect, is guilty of an offence.
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> > (2) Information not provided to auditor The holder of a fishing authority who fails to provide information to a compliance auditor in connection with a compliance audit being carried out in relation to the fishing authority, knowing the information to be materially relevant to the audit, is guilty of an offence.
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> > (3) False or misleading information in audit report A compliance auditor who includes information in an audit report produced to the Minister in connection with a compliance audit, knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material respect, is guilty of an offence.
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> > (4) Information not included in audit report A compliance auditor who fails to provide information in an audit report produced to the Minister in connection with a compliance audit, knowing the information to be materially relevant to the audit, is guilty of an offence.
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> > (5) Retention of audit documentation The holder of a fishing authority who—
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> > > (a) fails to retain any written documentation required to be prepared by the holder in connection with a compliance audit for a period of at least 5 years after the audit report concerned was produced to the Minister (or such other period as is prescribed by the regulations), or
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> > > (b) fails to produce during that period any such documentation to a fisheries officer on request,
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> > is guilty of an offence.
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> Maximum penalty—In the case of a corporation, 2,000 penalty units or, in any other case, 1,000 penalty units.
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> **s 275G:** Ins 2000 No 86, Sch 7 \[15\]. Am 2001 No 104, Sch 1 \[38\].