91Offence of providing false information

91 Offence of providing false information

91 Offence of providing false information

A person who, in or in connection with an application for credits or any other application or information provided to the EPA, the Services Co-ordinator or the Registrar under this Regulation, provides any information, or makes any statement, knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular, is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

(a) in the case of a corporation—200 penalty units,

(b) in the case of an individual—100 penalty units.

Note—

Other enforcement powers

The Act also provides that certain offences can be dealt with by the issue of a penalty notice (sometimes referred to as an on the spot fine) by an authorised officer. An officer or employee of the EPA is, by regulations under the Act, authorised to issue a penalty notice for the offence of contravening a licence condition (including the discharge licence conditions referred to in Part 3 of this Regulation). In such a case, the on the spot fine is $15,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $7,500 (in the case of an individual). If the offence is dealt with by a court, the maximum penalty that the court can impose for the offence is $1,000,000 (in the case of a corporation) or $250,000 (in the case of an individual).

cl 91: Am 2016 (775), Sch 1 [68].