Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 119(1) amended by Nos 9324 s. 16(b), 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 347), 9576 s. 11(1), 9976 s. 8(a)(b).
(1) Every person who—
(a) wilfully makes any false statement or declaration in any application under this Act;
(b) suppresses withholds or conceals or assists or joins in or is privy to suppressing withholding or concealing from the Registrar any material document fact or matter of information;
(c) wilfully makes any false declaration or statement under or for the purposes of or in relation to any dealing with land under this Act;
S. 119(1)(d) amended by Nos 9324 s. 16(a), 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 183(a)).
(d) fraudulently procures assists in fraudulently procuring or is privy to the fraudulent procurement of any certificate of title or instrument or of any recording in the Register;
(e) knowingly misleads or deceives any person authorized to require explanation or information in respect of any land or the title to any land under the operation of this Act or in respect of which any dealing is proposed to be registered;
S. 119(1)(f) inserted by No. 9324 s. 16(b), amended by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 183(b)).
(f) removes from the Office of Titles without the authority of the Registrar anything on which the Register or a part of it is recorded, or any certificate of title registered or unregistered instrument or other document in the custody of the Registrar; or
S. 119(1)(g) inserted by No. 9976 s. 8(b).
(g) without being authorized under this Act to do so, makes a representation of the seal of the Office of Titles—
shall be guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty of not more than 25 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years or to both such penalty and imprisonment.
S. 119(2) amended by No. 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 348).
(2) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act or the regulations shall be guilty of an offence and if no penalty is otherwise provided for such offence shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 5 penalty units.
No. 5842 s. 120.
S. 120 amended by Nos 6867 s. 2(Sch. 1), 6886 s. 3, 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 349), substituted by No. 9976 s. 9.