Legislation Publication Act 1996
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7 Offences
(1) A person who falsely includes in a document purporting to be an Act or statutory rule a certificate purporting to be a certificate under section 6 (9) is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(2) A person who falsely represents that a copy of an Act or statutory rule is produced with the approval of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(3) [Section 7 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 63 of 1997, s. 7, Applied:23 Mar 1998] A person who falsely represents that a copy of an Act or statutory rule is the authorised version of the Act or statutory rule is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.