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Hemp Industry Act 2008
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35 False or misleading statements
35 False or misleading statements
(1) A person must not, in any official document, make a statement that the person knows, or could reasonably be expected to know—
(a) is false or misleading in a material respect, or
(b) omits material matter.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
(2) In this section—
official document means any application under this Act or any other document that is required to be provided to the Secretary under this Act or the regulations.