Mental Health Act 2016
sec.627Giving official false or misleading information
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sec.627 Giving official false or misleading information
A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give an official information, or a document containing information, that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsection (1) applies to information or a document given in relation to the administration of this Act whether or not the information or document was given in response to a specific power under this Act. (sec.627-ssec.1) A person must not, in relation to the administration of this Act, give an official information, or a document containing information, that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.627-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies to information or a document given in relation to the administration of this Act whether or not the information or document was given in response to a specific power under this Act.