40False or misleading statements

40 False or misleading statements

(1)  [Section 40 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 2010, s. 26, Applied:21 Dec 2010] A person must not, in giving any information to the Director under this Act –

(a) make a statement knowing it to be false or misleading; or

(b) omit any matter from a statement knowing that without that matter the statement is misleading.

(2)  A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(3)  This section does not restrict the operation of any other Act or rule of law.