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#### 106 Giving false or misleading information
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) a person gives information or a document:
(i) to a VET officer; or
(ii) otherwise under, or for the purpose of, this Act; and
(b) the information or document:
(i) is false or misleading; or
(ii) omits any matter or thing without which the information or document is misleading.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the information or document is not false or misleading in a material particular.
(3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
> Note: A person may commit an offence if the person provides false or misleading information or documents: see sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code.
Civil penalty: 240 penalty units.