sec.186False or misleading information

### sec.186 False or misleading information A person must not give information to an official that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to information given in a document, if the person when giving the document— informs the official, to the best of the person’s ability, how the information is false or misleading; and gives the correct information to the official if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. It is enough for a complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) to state that the information was ‘false or misleading’, without specifying whether it was false or whether it was misleading. In this section— official means— the information commissioner; or a member of the staff of the OIC; or an authorised officer. s 186 amd 2023 No. 32 s 62 (sec.186-ssec.1) A person must not give information to an official that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.186-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to information given in a document, if the person when giving the document— informs the official, to the best of the person’s ability, how the information is false or misleading; and gives the correct information to the official if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. (sec.186-ssec.3) It is enough for a complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) to state that the information was ‘false or misleading’, without specifying whether it was false or whether it was misleading. (sec.186-ssec.4) In this section— official means— the information commissioner; or a member of the staff of the OIC; or an authorised officer. - (a) informs the official, to the best of the person’s ability, how the information is false or misleading; and - (b) gives the correct information to the official if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. - (a) the information commissioner; or - (b) a member of the staff of the OIC; or - (c) an authorised officer.