20Duty to avoid making false or misleading statements etc. to government officials

20 Duty to avoid making false or misleading statements etc. to government officials

Documents migration agent knows are false or misleading (1) A migration agent must not give to a government official a document that the agent knows is false or misleading, unless the agent discloses to the government official that the document is false or misleading.

Note: See also section 15 (duty not to make false or misleading statements).

Statements and documents migration agent suspects are false or misleading (2) A migration agent must not make to a government official a statement that the agent suspects, or reasonably ought to suspect, (but does not know) is false or misleading, unless the agent has taken all reasonable steps to determine whether the statement is false or misleading. (3) A migration agent must not give to a government official a document that the migration agent suspects, or reasonably ought to suspect, (but does not know) is false or misleading, unless the agent: (a) discloses to the government official that the agent suspects that the document is false or misleading; or (b) has taken all reasonable steps to determine whether the document is false or misleading. Statements and documents about endorsement etc. (4) A migration agent must not make to a government official a statement that a person is endorsed, nominated or sponsored by another person under or for the purposes of the migration law, unless the agent has taken all reasonable steps to verify the statement. (5) A migration agent must not give to a government official a document that states that a person is endorsed, nominated or sponsored by another person under or for the purposes of the migration law, unless the agent has taken all reasonable steps to verify the statement. Third party documents (6) A migration agent must not state to a government official that a particular document originated from a specified person other than the agent or a client of the agent, unless the agent has taken all reasonable steps to verify the origin of the document. (7) A migration agent must not give to a government official a document that purports to have originated from a particular person other than the agent or a client of the agent, unless the agent has taken all reasonable steps to verify the origin of the document.