Commonwealth Numbered Acts

VET STUDENT LOANS ACT 2016 (NO. 98, 2016) - SECT 106

             (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.