Return to Work Act 1986
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7M Misleading information (1) A person must not knowingly give to an inspector acting in an official capacity: (a) misleading information; or (b) a document containing misleading information. Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months. (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply if the person, when giving the document: (a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the inspector's attention; and (b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives the inspector the information necessary to remedy the misleading aspect of the document. misleading information means information that is misleading in a material particular or because of the omission of a material particular.