Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00392:clause:1_132
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00392
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 132
Character Range: 146116–147637

132  False or misleading statements or records provided to Authority or officials
 (1) A person must not make a statement to the Competent Authority or to an authorised officer who is exercising a power under this Act that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
Offence provision.
 (2) A person must not make a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular to the Competent Authority or to an authorised officer who is exercising a power under a road law reckless as to whether the statement is false or misleading in a material particular.
Offence provision.
 (3) A person must not give a record to the Competent Authority or to an authorised officer who is exercising a power under this Act that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
Offence provision.
 (4) A person must not give to the Competent Authority or to an authorised officer who is exercising a power under this Act a record that is false or misleading in a material particular reckless as to whether the record is false or misleading in a material particular.
Offence provision.
 (5) Subsection (3) does not apply if, at the time the person gave the record to the Competent Authority or officer, the person informed the Authority or officer that the record was false or misleading in a material particular and specified in what respect it was false or misleading.
 (6) In this section:
authorised officer includes a person who is assisting an authorised officer and a police officer.