Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00909:clause:1_174
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00909
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 174
Character Range: 12893–13601

174  False statement or document

 (1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the person makes a statement or presents a document to an officer or an approved child care service exercising powers, or performing duties or functions, under the family assistance law; and
 (b) the statement or document is false in any particular; and
 (c) the person is reckless as to whether the statement or document is false in any particular.

 (2) For the purposes of an offence against section 177 that relates to a contravention of subsection (1) of this section, strict liability applies to the element of the offence that a power, duty or function is a power, duty or function under the family assistance law.