(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person gives information or a document to another person; 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; and
(c) the information or document is given, or purportedly given, under or for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Subsection ( 1) does not apply if the information or document is not false or misleading in a material particular.
Note: A person who wishes to rely on this subsection bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this subsection ( see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code and section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
Offence
(3) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection ( 1).
(4) Section 15.4 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction--category D) applies to an offence against subsection ( 3).
(5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection ( 1).
Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.