65Misleading information

65 Misleading information (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person intentionally gives information to another person; and (b) the information is misleading and the person has knowledge of that circumstance; and (c) the other person is acting in an official capacity and the person has knowledge of that circumstance. (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person intentionally gives a document to another person; and (b) the document contains misleading information and the person has knowledge of that circumstance; and (c) the other person is acting in an official capacity and the person has knowledge of that circumstance. (3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) or (2) if the defendant, when giving the information or document: (a) draws the misleading aspect of the information or document to the other person's attention; and (b) to the extent to which the defendant can reasonably do so – gives the other person the information necessary to remedy the misleading aspect of the information or document. misleading information means information that is misleading in a material particular or because of the omission of a material particular.

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