NTIn ForceAct
Heritage Act 2011
116Misleading information or document
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 116
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Heritage Act 2011.
116 Misleading information or document
(a) the person gives information to another person; and
(b) the other person is an official; and
Heritage Act 2011 50
(c) the person knows the information is misleading; and
(d) the person knows the official is acting in an official capacity.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person gives a document to another person; and
(b) the other person is an official; and
(c) the person knows the document contains misleading
information; and
(d) the person knows the official is acting in an official capacity.
(3) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b).
(4) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person, when giving the
document:
(a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the official's
attention; and
(b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives
the official the information necessary to correct the document.
(4) In this section:
misleading information means information that is misleading in a
material particular or because of the omission of a material
particular.
official means:
(a) the CEO; or
(b) a heritage officer.