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Crown Entities Act 2004

Crown entity reporting and financial obligations - Miscellaneous

171: Offences

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"Breaking the Law: When You Do Wrong Things Related to Crown Entities"

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You commit an offence if you knowingly refuse to give information about a Crown entity when asked. You also commit an offence if you stop someone from doing their job under this Act. You commit an offence if you say you have authority under this Act when you do not. You commit an offence if you give false or misleading information when required by this Act. This includes making false statements or giving false certificates. You must tell the truth when giving information under this Act. If you want to compare this with an earlier law, you can look at s 76 of a 1989 law.

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Part 4Crown entity reporting and financial obligations
Miscellaneous

171Offences

  1. Every person commits an offence against this Act who knowingly—

  2. refuses or fails to produce any information that is in that person's possession or under that person's control in relation to the management, performance, or operations of a Crown entity when required to do so under this Act; or
    1. resists or obstructs any person acting in the discharge of that person's functions or in the exercise of that person's powers under this Act; or
      1. represents directly or indirectly that he or she holds any authority under this Act knowing that he or she does not hold that authority.

        1. Every person commits an offence against this Act who makes any statement or declaration, or gives any information or certificate, required by or under this Act, knowing it to be false or misleading.

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