Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.216False or misleading information
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sec.216 False or misleading information
A person must not state anything to an authorised person the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is enough for a complaint for an offence against subsection (1) to state the statement made was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge. s 216 amd 2001 No. 20 s 43 ; 2024 No. 51 s 29 (sec.216-ssec.1) A person must not state anything to an authorised person the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.216-ssec.2) It is enough for a complaint for an offence against subsection (1) to state the statement made was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge.