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FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 175 False or misleading information

FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 175

False or misleading information

175 False or misleading information

(1) A person must not—
(a) state anything to the chief executive or an inspector the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b) omit from a statement made to the chief executive or an inspector anything without which the statement is, to the person’s knowledge, misleading in a material particular.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(2) A complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) (a) or (b) is sufficient if it states the statement made was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge.