140Misleading information

140 Misleading information (1) A person must not give misleading information: (a) to the Competent Authority; or (b) an authorised officer acting in an official capacity. (a) intentionally gives information to the Competent Authority or authorised officer; and (b) knows the information is misleading; and (c) for information given to an authorised officer – knows the officer is acting in an official capacity. Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units. (2) A person must not give a document containing misleading information to: (b) an authorised officer acting in an official capacity. (a) intentionally gives the document to the Competent Authority or authorised officer; and (b) knows the document contains misleading information; and (c) for a document given to an authorised officer – knows the officer is acting in an official capacity. Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units.

Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 93 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person, when giving the document: (a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the attention of the Competent Authority or authorised officer; and (b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives the Authority or officer the information necessary to remedy the misleading aspect of the document. authorised officer includes a person who is assisting an