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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—
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> > > (a) is false or misleading in a material respect, or
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> > > (b) omits material matter.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > 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.