Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00523:section:23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00523
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23
Character Range: 26670–27428

23  Identification offences
 (1) *You must not purport to identify yourself by using:
 (a) a number that is not an *ABN as if it were an ABN; or
 (b) an ABN that is not your own.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
 (2) *You must not purport to identify an *entity that is an *associate of yours by using:
 (a) a number that is not an *ABN as if it were an ABN; or
 (b) an ABN that is not the entity's own ABN.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
 (3) *You commit an offence if:
 (a) you purport to identify yourself as being registered under this Act as the representative of an *entity; and
 (b) you are not the registered representative of the entity.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

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