sec.143AFalse or misleading documents

### sec.143A False or misleading documents A person must not give an authorised person a document containing information that the person knows is false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular without— indicating to the authorised person that the document is false, misleading or incomplete and the respect in which the document is false, misleading or incomplete; and giving the correct information to the authorised person if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. Subsection (1) applies in relation to a document given to an authorised person by any means, including by using an electronic system. See also section 157 in relation to making a false or misleading statement to a conservation officer. s 143A (prev s 158) amd 2013 No. 55 s 81 (1) – (2) reloc and renum 2013 No. 55 s 81 (3) amd 2025 No. 19 s 15 (sec.143A-ssec.1) A person must not give an authorised person a document containing information that the person knows is false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular without— indicating to the authorised person that the document is false, misleading or incomplete and the respect in which the document is false, misleading or incomplete; and giving the correct information to the authorised person if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.143A-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies in relation to a document given to an authorised person by any means, including by using an electronic system. See also section 157 in relation to making a false or misleading statement to a conservation officer. - (a) indicating to the authorised person that the document is false, misleading or incomplete and the respect in which the document is false, misleading or incomplete; and - (b) giving the correct information to the authorised person if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information.