sec.173Submission of reports

### sec.173 Submission of reports A licensed supplier must give reports to the commissioner as required by this section about the supplier’s supply operations. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. The reports must be given at the times stated in a written notice given to the licensed supplier by the commissioner. A report must be in the approved form. The commissioner may, by written notice given to a licensed supplier, require the supplier to give the commissioner further information about a report within a reasonable time stated in the notice to help the commissioner acquire a proper appreciation of the supplier’s supply operations. A licensed supplier must comply with a requirement under subsection (4) within the time stated in the notice, unless the supplier has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A licensed supplier must not give the commissioner a report containing information, or further information about a report, the supplier knows to be false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. Subsection (6) does not apply to a licensed supplier if the supplier, when giving the report or further information— informs the commissioner in writing, to the best of the supplier’s ability, how the return or information is false, misleading or incomplete; and if the supplier has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. It is enough for a complaint for an offence against subsection (6) to state that the report or information was false, misleading or incomplete to the defendant’s knowledge. s 173 ins 1999 No. 8 s 51 amd 1999 No. 77 s 3 sch 1 ; 2002 No. 43 s 62 ; 2012 No. 25 s 109 (1) (sec.173-ssec.1) A licensed supplier must give reports to the commissioner as required by this section about the supplier’s supply operations. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.173-ssec.2) The reports must be given at the times stated in a written notice given to the licensed supplier by the commissioner. (sec.173-ssec.3) A report must be in the approved form. (sec.173-ssec.4) The commissioner may, by written notice given to a licensed supplier, require the supplier to give the commissioner further information about a report within a reasonable time stated in the notice to help the commissioner acquire a proper appreciation of the supplier’s supply operations. (sec.173-ssec.5) A licensed supplier must comply with a requirement under subsection (4) within the time stated in the notice, unless the supplier has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.173-ssec.6) A licensed supplier must not give the commissioner a report containing information, or further information about a report, the supplier knows to be false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.173-ssec.7) Subsection (6) does not apply to a licensed supplier if the supplier, when giving the report or further information— informs the commissioner in writing, to the best of the supplier’s ability, how the return or information is false, misleading or incomplete; and if the supplier has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. (sec.173-ssec.8) It is enough for a complaint for an offence against subsection (6) to state that the report or information was false, misleading or incomplete to the defendant’s knowledge. - (a) informs the commissioner in writing, to the best of the supplier’s ability, how the return or information is false, misleading or incomplete; and - (b) if the supplier has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information.