Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00491:clause:1_145
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00491
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 145
Character Range: 120685–122668

145  False or misleading information or document

 (1) A person commits an offence if, for the purposes of, or in connection with, the consideration by the NRA, in the course of the performance of any of its functions or the exercise of any of its powers under this Code, of any matters referred to in subsection 14(4), (5) or (6), subsection 56K(1) or paragraph 123(1)(a), the person:
 (a) gives information (whether orally or in writing) that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or
 (b) produces a document that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular without:
 (i) indicating to the person to whom the document is produced that it is false or misleading and the respect in which it is false or misleading; and
 (ii) providing correct information to that person if the person producing the document is in possession of, or can reasonably acquire, the correct information.

 (2) The penalty for an offence against subsection (1) is a fine not exceeding 300 penalty units.

 (3) A person commits an offence if, for the purposes of, or in connection with, the consideration by the NRA, in the course of the performance of any of its functions or the exercise of any of its powers under this Code, of any matters other than matters referred to in subsection (1), the person:
 (a) gives information (whether orally or in writing) that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or
 (b) produces a document that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular without:
 (i) indicating to the person to whom the document is produced that it is false or misleading and the respect in which it is false or misleading; and
 (ii) providing correct information to that person if the person producing the document is in possession of, or can reasonably acquire, the correct information.

 (4) The penalty for an offence against subsection (3) is a fine not exceeding 60 penalty units.