Part 28General offences and provisions in relation to offences and appeals
under this Act
General offences
406Communicating fraudulent, misleading, or false information
Every person commits an offence who,—
- by any means, provides to the Authority or to the Director
information relevant to the Authority’s or the Director’s
exercise of powers under this Act, or under regulations or
rules made under this Act, knowing the information to be
fraudulent, misleading, or false;
or
- being an applicant for a maritime document, or a marine
protection document, or an applicant for recognition of a
document as a maritime document or a marine protection
document, fails, without reasonable excuse, to provide to
the Authority or the Director information known to that
person which is relevant to the Authority’s or the
Director’s exercise of powers under this Act, or under
regulations or rules made under this Act; or
- being the holder of a maritime document, or the holder of a
document recognised as a maritime document, fails, without
reasonable excuse, to provide to the Authority or the
Director information known to that person which is relevant
to the condition specified in
section 41(5).
Notes
- Section 406 heading: amended, on , by section 68(1) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
- Section 406(a): amended, on , by section 68(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).