National Transport Commission (Model Legislation—Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road or Rail) Regulations 2007
132False or misleading statements or records provided to Authority or officials
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132 False or misleading statements or records provided to Authority or officials
(1) A person must not make a statement to the Competent Authority or to an authorised officer who is exercising a power under this Act that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
Offence provision.
(2) A person must not make a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular to the Competent Authority or to an authorised officer who is exercising a power under a road law reckless as to whether the statement is false or misleading in a material particular.
Offence provision.
(3) A person must not give a record to the Competent Authority or to an authorised officer who is exercising a power under this Act that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
Offence provision.
(4) A person must not give to the Competent Authority or to an authorised officer who is exercising a power under this Act a record that is false or misleading in a material particular reckless as to whether the record is false or misleading in a material particular.
Offence provision.
(5) Subsection (3) does not apply if, at the time the person gave the record to the Competent Authority or officer, the person informed the Authority or officer that the record was false or misleading in a material particular and specified in what respect it was false or misleading. (6) In this section:
authorised officer includes a person who is assisting an authorised officer and a police officer.