174False or misleading statements

174 False or misleading statements

A person must not, in giving any information under this Act –

(a) make a statement knowing it to be false or misleading; or

(b) omit any matter from a statement knowing that without that matter the statement is false or misleading; or

(c) provide a document that the person knows to be false or misleading without informing the person to whom the document is provided of that knowledge.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(b) a subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 30 penalty units.