Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.217False, misleading or incomplete documents
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sec.217 False, misleading or incomplete documents
A person must not give to an authorised person a document containing information the person knows is false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving the document— informs the authorised person, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false, misleading or incomplete; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. It is enough for a complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) to state that the statement made was false, misleading or incomplete to the person’s knowledge. s 217 amd 2001 No. 20 s 44 (sec.217-ssec.1) A person must not give to an authorised person a document containing information the person knows is false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.217-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if the person, when giving the document— informs the authorised person, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false, misleading or incomplete; and if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information. (sec.217-ssec.3) It is enough for a complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) to state that the statement made was false, misleading or incomplete to the person’s knowledge.
- (a) informs the authorised person, to the best of the person’s ability, how it is false, misleading or incomplete; and
- (b) if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information—gives the correct information.