Section 222 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: False or misleading information etc.
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(1) A person must not, in compliance or purported compliance with a substantiation notice given by the regulator: (a) give to the regulator false or misleading information; or (b) produce to the regulator documents that contain false or misleading information. Note: A pecuniary penalty may be imposed for a contravention of this subsection. (2) This section does not apply to: (a) information that the person could not have known was false or misleading; or (b) the production to the regulator of a document containing false or misleading information if the document is accompanied by a statement of the person that the information is false or misleading.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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