sec.268False or misleading documents

sec.268 False or misleading documents

A person must not, for an application made under chapter 3 , 4 or 5 , give to the chief executive or a local government a document containing information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A person must not give an auditor a document containing information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A person must not give an authorised person a document containing information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a person if the person, when giving the document— tells the chief executive or local government, auditor or authorised person, 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 to the chief executive, local government, auditor or authorised person. (sec.268-ssec.1) A person must not, for an application made under chapter 3 , 4 or 5 , give to the chief executive or a local government a document containing information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.268-ssec.2) A person must not give an auditor a document containing information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.268-ssec.3) A person must not give an authorised person a document containing information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.268-ssec.4) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to a person if the person, when giving the document— tells the chief executive or local government, auditor or authorised person, 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 to the chief executive, local government, auditor or authorised person.

• (a) tells the chief executive or local government, auditor or authorised person, 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 to the chief executive, local government, auditor or authorised person.