41ADFalse or misleading information—offence

#### 41AD False or misleading information—offence (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is given a notice under section 41AB; and (b) the person gives information to the Secretary in compliance, or purported compliance, with the notice; and (c) the person does so knowing that the information: (i) is false or misleading; or (ii) omits any matter or thing without which the information is misleading. Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 1,000 penalty units, or both. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply as a result of subparagraph (1)(c)(i) if the information is not false or misleading in a material particular. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2). (3) Subsection (1) does not apply as a result of subparagraph (1)(c)(ii) if the information did not omit any matter or thing without which the information is misleading in a material particular. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3).