Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Child Employment Act 2003 - SECT 47

Failing to produce documents, hindering child employment officers and giving them false information

47. Failing to produce documents, hindering child employment officers and
giving them false information



(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse-

   (a)  fail to comply with a notice to produce a document given under section
        43 or 44; or

   (b)  otherwise obstruct or hinder a child employment officer performing
        functions or exercising powers under this Act.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(2) A person must not-

   (a)  give information to a child employment officer that the person knows
        to be false or misleading in a material particular; or

   (b)  produce a document to a child employment officer that the person knows
        to be false or misleading in a material particular without indicating
        the respect in which it is false or misleading and, if practicable,
        providing correct information.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.