Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 358

A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person makes a mandatory report; and

        (b)     the report contains information or allegations that are false or misleading in a material particular; and

        (c)     the person knows that the information or allegations—

              (i)     are false or misleading in a material particular; or

              (ii)     omit anything without which the information or allegations are false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.