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Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022
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#### 84 False or misleading statements
84 False or misleading statements
> A person must not, in making or purporting to make a public interest disclosure or in providing information relating to a public interest disclosure, wilfully make a false statement to, or mislead or attempt to mislead, the agency or person to whom the disclosure or purported disclosure is made or the information is provided.
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> Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.