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Petroleum Act 1923
sec.116Allegations of false or misleading matters
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### sec.116 Allegations of false or misleading matters
This section applies to a proceeding for an offence against this Act described as involving—
false or misleading information; or
a false or misleading document or statement.
It is enough for the complaint starting the proceeding to state the document, information or statement was ‘false or misleading’ to the defendant’s knowledge, without specifying which.
In the proceeding, evidence that the document, information or statement was given or made recklessly is evidence that it was given or made so as to be false or misleading.
s 116 prev s 116 ins 1995 No. 22 s 14
om 2003 No. 29 s 379
pres s 116 ins 2004 No. 26 s 61
(sec.116-ssec.1) This section applies to a proceeding for an offence against this Act described as involving— false or misleading information; or a false or misleading document or statement.
(sec.116-ssec.2) It is enough for the complaint starting the proceeding to state the document, information or statement was ‘false or misleading’ to the defendant’s knowledge, without specifying which.
(sec.116-ssec.3) In the proceeding, evidence that the document, information or statement was given or made recklessly is evidence that it was given or made so as to be false or misleading.
- (a) false or misleading information; or
- (b) a false or misleading document or statement.