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Electricity Act 1992

Miscellaneous provisions - General electricity matters - Offences

160: False declarations and representations

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“Telling lies or giving wrong information to get registered is not allowed”

If you want to get registered, licensed, or certified under this law, you must be honest. It’s against the law to lie or mislead people about important information. This applies whether you’re doing it for yourself or for someone else.

You can’t say things that aren’t true, whether you’re speaking or writing. You also can’t give any fake or misleading documents to the Registrar, the Board, or the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board. Using documents that you know are fake or contain false information is also not allowed.

If you break this law, you might have to pay a fine of up to $10,000. Remember, it’s important to always tell the truth when you’re dealing with official matters like this.

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Part 14 Miscellaneous provisions
General electricity matters: Offences

160False declarations and representations

  1. Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 who, for the purpose of obtaining any registration, licence, renewal of a licence, or certificate under this Act, either on the person's own behalf or on behalf of any other person,—

  2. either orally or in writing, makes any declaration or representation that, to the person's knowledge, is false or misleading in any material particular; or
    1. provides to the Registrar, the Board, or the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board, any document knowing that the document—
      1. contains any declaration or representation that is false or misleading in any material particular; or
        1. is not genuine; or
        2. makes use of any document knowing that the document—
          1. contains any declaration or representation that is false or misleading in any material particular; or
            1. is not genuine.

            Notes
            • Section 160: substituted, on , by section 22 of the Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70).
            • Section 160: amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).