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CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 80 False or misleading statements

CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 80

False or misleading statements

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person makes a statement in a notice, response or other document given under this chapter; and

        (b)     the person does so knowing that the statement—

              (i)     is false or misleading; or

              (ii)     omits anything without which the statement is misleading.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (2)     Subsection (1) (b) (i) does not apply if the statement is not false or misleading in a material particular.

    (3)     Subsection (1) (b) (ii) does not apply if the omission does not make the statement misleading in a material particular.

    (4)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person makes a statement in a notice, response or other document given under this chapter; and

        (b)     the person is reckless about whether the statement—

              (i)     is false or misleading; or

              (ii)     omits anything without which the statement is misleading.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (5)     Subsection (4) (b) (i) does not apply if the statement is not false or misleading in a material particular.

    (6)     Subsection (4) (b) (ii) does not apply if the omission does not make the statement misleading in a material particular.