Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsA person contravenes this section if:
(a) the person makes a statement (whether orally, in a document or in any other way); and
(b) the statement is false or misleading in a material particular; and
(c) the statement is in or in connection with an application for a conformity assessment certificate.
Maximum civil penalty:
(a) for an individual--5,000 penalty units; and
(b) for a body corporate--50,000 penalty units.
Note: Breaching conditions of the conformity assessment certificate may lead to suspension or revocation of the certificate (see Divisions 3 and 4), may be an offence (see subsections 41MN(5), (8) and (8A)), and may contravene a civil penalty provision (see subsection 41MNA(2)).