Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00049:section:61
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00049
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 61
Character Range: 106765–107549

61  Offence—producing false or misleading information or documents
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is served with a notice to produce; and
 (b) the person gives information or a document as required by the notice; and
 (c) the person does so knowing that the information or document:
 (i) is false or misleading; or
 (ii) omits any matter or thing without which the information or document is misleading.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the information or document is not false or misleading in a material particular.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

Division 3—Hearings

Subdivision A—Commissioner may hold hearings