BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 57 False representation

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 57

57 False representation

A person who makes a representation in an application, notice or document under this Act or in response to a notice under section 44 of this Act (Registrar's powers of inquiry), knowing the representation to be false or misleading in a material particular, is guilty of an offence.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment, or both.