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Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
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113 False or misleading statements in tests, environmental monitoring and reports
A person who in a test, environmental monitoring or a report required under this Chapter and lodged with a regulatory authority makes a statement that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of a corporation—$2,000,000, or
(b) in the case of an individual—$500,000 or imprisonment for 18 months, or both.
Note.
An offence against this section committed by a corporation is an offence attracting special executive liability for a director or other person involved in the management of the corporation—see section 169.
s 113: Am 2005 No 96, Sch 1 [57]; 2012 No 97, Sch 1.34 [11]; 2022 No 3, Sch 5[38]; 2024 No 20, Sch 9[5] [7] [25] [26].