sec.264False or misleading information

sec.264 False or misleading information

A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular to the health ombudsman, a staff member of the Office of the Health Ombudsman or an authorised person. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsection (1) applies whether or not the information was given in response to a specific power under this Act. Subsection (1) does not apply to a document if the person, when giving the document— tells the health ombudsman, staff member 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. In this section— information includes a document. (sec.264-ssec.1) A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular to the health ombudsman, a staff member of the Office of the Health Ombudsman or an authorised person. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.264-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not the information was given in response to a specific power under this Act. (sec.264-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a document if the person, when giving the document— tells the health ombudsman, staff member 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. (sec.264-ssec.4) In this section— information includes a document.

• (a) tells the health ombudsman, staff member 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.