165Offence for certain fraudulent acts

165 Offence for certain fraudulent acts (1) If any person— (a) fraudulently procures, assists in fraudulently procuring or is privy to the fraudulent procuring of any instrument, or of any entry in the register, or of any erasure or alteration in any entry in the register, or in any instrument or form issued, approved or otherwise sanctioned by the registrar-general; or (b) fraudulently uses, assists in fraudulently using, or is privy to the fraudulent using of any form purporting to be approved or otherwise sanctioned by the registrar-general; or (c) knowingly misleads or deceives any person authorised by this Act to demand explanation or information in respect of any land or the title to any land which is the subject of any application to bring the land under this Act, or in respect of which any dealing or transmission is proposed to be registered or recorded; or (d) knowingly makes any false statement in any document produced to the registrar-general; he or she commits an offence. Maximum penalty: (a) for paragraph (a)—100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both; or (b) for paragraph (b), (c) or (d)—50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both. (2) Any instrument, entry, erasure or alteration so procured or made by fraud, shall be void as between all parties or privies to the fraud.