126Misleading information and document

126 Misleading information and document (1) A person must not give misleading information to a person who is exercising powers or performing functions under this Act. (a) knows the recipient of the information is acting in an official capacity; and (b) knows the information is misleading. Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year.

Livestock Act 2008 62 (2) A person must not give a document containing misleading information to a person who is exercising powers or performing functions under this Act. (a) knows the recipient of the document is acting in an official capacity; and (b) knows the document contains misleading information. Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person, when giving the document: (a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the recipient's attention; and (b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives the recipient the information necessary to correct the document. (4) In this section: misleading information means information that is misleading in a material particular because it: (a) does not include relevant information; or (b) includes misinformation.