Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997
sec.297False or misleading information
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sec.297 False or misleading information
A person must not state anything to the commissioner or an adjudicator the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. It is enough for a complaint under the Justices Act 1886 against a person for an offence against subsection (1) to state that the statement made was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge. s 297 amd 2003 No. 6 s 102 (sec.297-ssec.1) A person must not state anything to the commissioner or an adjudicator the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units. (sec.297-ssec.2) It is enough for a complaint under the Justices Act 1886 against a person for an offence against subsection (1) to state that the statement made was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge.