Threatened Species Protection Regulations 2026
9Offences relating to misrepresentations
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9 Offences relating to misrepresentations
(1) For section 61 of the Act, a person who is not the holder of a permit must not hold themselves out to be the holder of a permit.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(2) A person must not knowingly mark or otherwise alter a permit in a way that misrepresents the authority of the permit in a material particular.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(3) The holder of a permit must not –
(a) lend or give the permit to another person; or
(b) otherwise cause or allow a person who is not authorised by the permit to undertake an activity to hold themselves out as having that authority.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(4) A person must not –
(a) keep records under these regulations that the person knows are false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b) give information or a document that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular to the Secretary under these regulations without –
(i) informing the Secretary of the manner in which the information or document is false or misleading; and
(ii) giving the Secretary any information or document that the person has, or can reasonably obtain, that corrects the false or misleading information.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.