sec.207Giving authorised officer false or misleading information

sec.207 Giving authorised officer false or misleading information

A person must not give an authorised officer information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units. Subsection (1) applies to information given whether or not the information was given in response to a specific power under this Act. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving information in a document— tells the authorised 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.207-ssec.1) A person must not give an authorised officer information the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units. (sec.207-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies to information given whether or not the information was given in response to a specific power under this Act. (sec.207-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving information in a document— tells the authorised 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) tells the authorised 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.