sec.8AHOffence to give false or misleading information

### sec.8AH Offence to give false or misleading information A person of whom an information requirement is made must not give the nominated officer information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving information in a document— tells the nominated officer, to the best of the person’s ability, how the document is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. A person commits a crime if the person commits an offence against subsection (1) in circumstances where the person— intends to— seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or cause serious damage to property; or cause serious pollution of the environment; or seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation; or knows that, or is reckless as to whether, giving the false or misleading information is likely to— seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or cause serious damage to property; or cause serious pollution of the environment; or seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation. Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment. In this section— nominated officer , in relation to a person of whom an information requirement is made, means the police officer to whom the person is required to give the information under the information requirement. See section 8AE (2) for the police officers to whom a person may be required to give the information under an information requirement. s 8AH ins 2016 No. 42 s 28 (sec.8AH-ssec.1) A person of whom an information requirement is made must not give the nominated officer information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.8AH-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving information in a document— tells the nominated officer, to the best of the person’s ability, how the document is false or misleading; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. (sec.8AH-ssec.3) A person commits a crime if the person commits an offence against subsection (1) in circumstances where the person— intends to— seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or cause serious damage to property; or cause serious pollution of the environment; or seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation; or knows that, or is reckless as to whether, giving the false or misleading information is likely to— seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or cause serious damage to property; or cause serious pollution of the environment; or seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation. Maximum penalty—10 years imprisonment. (sec.8AH-ssec.4) In this section— nominated officer , in relation to a person of whom an information requirement is made, means the police officer to whom the person is required to give the information under the information requirement. See section 8AE (2) for the police officers to whom a person may be required to give the information under an information requirement. - (a) tells the nominated officer, to the best of the person’s ability, how the document is false or misleading; and - (b) if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. - (a) intends to— (i) seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or (ii) cause serious damage to property; or (iii) cause serious pollution of the environment; or (iv) seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation; or - (i) seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or - (ii) cause serious damage to property; or - (iii) cause serious pollution of the environment; or - (iv) seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation; or - (b) knows that, or is reckless as to whether, giving the false or misleading information is likely to— (i) seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or (ii) cause serious damage to property; or (iii) cause serious pollution of the environment; or (iv) seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation. - (i) seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or - (ii) cause serious damage to property; or - (iii) cause serious pollution of the environment; or - (iv) seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation. - (i) seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or - (ii) cause serious damage to property; or - (iii) cause serious pollution of the environment; or - (iv) seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation; or - (i) seriously endanger the health or safety of any person; or - (ii) cause serious damage to property; or - (iii) cause serious pollution of the environment; or - (iv) seriously prejudice the effective management or resolution of the emergency situation.