183False or misleading statements or records provided to Authority or officials

183 False or misleading statements or records provided to Authority or officials

(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person makes a statement to the Authority or to an official who is exercising a power under a road law; and (b) the person knows that the statement is false or misleading in a material particular. (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person makes a statement to the Authority or to an official who is exercising a power under a road law; and (b) the statement is false or misleading in a material particular; and (c) the person is reckless as to whether the statement is false or misleading in a material particular. (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person gives a record to the Authority or to an official who is exercising a power under a road law; and (b) the person knows that the record is false or misleading in a material particular. (4) A person is guilty of an offence if: (a) the person gives a record to the Authority or to an official who is exercising a power under a road law; and (b) the record is false or misleading in a material particular; and (c) the person is reckless as to whether the record is false or misleading in a material particular. (5) Subsection (3) does not apply if, at the time the person gave the record to the Authority or official, the person informed the Authority or official that the record was false or misleading in a material particular and specified in what respect it was false or misleading. (6) The penalty for an offence under this section committed in relation to an official exercising a power under a road law is: (a) if there is one offence under the provision of the road law under which the power is exercised—the penalty for that offence; or (b) if there is more than one offence under that provision—the penalties for those offences if the penalties are the same, or the lower or lowest of the penalties if they are different; or (c) if there is no offence under that provision—a penalty of $... [to be specified]. (7) In this section:

official means an authorised officer or police officer or a person who is assisting an authorised officer or police officer.