Water Management Act 2000
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344 False or misleading information
344 False or misleading information
(1) A person must not, in or in connection with any application under this Act or the regulations, make a statement that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty—Tier 2 penalty.
Maximum civil penalty—Tier C civil penalty.
(2) A person must not, for a purpose under this Act, give the Minister or an authorised officer information if the person knows the information is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty—Tier 2 penalty.
Maximum civil penalty—Tier C civil penalty.
s 344: Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.22 [28]; 2002 No 138, Sch 4 [20]–[23]. Subst 2008 No 73, Sch 1 [8]. Am 2025 No 70, Sch 3[112].