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Land Transfer Act 2017

Miscellaneous provisions - General provisions - Offences

219: False statements

You could also call this:

"Telling lies or giving false information when dealing with land is against the law."

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You commit an offence if you make a false statement under the Land Transfer Act 2017. You do this if you know a statement is false or do not care if it is false. You also commit an offence if you leave out information that makes a statement false. You commit an offence if you authorise someone to make a false statement or leave out information. This includes statements, certificates, or documents that are false or misleading. You can be punished if you do this. If you commit this offence, you can be imprisoned for up to 3 years when convicted.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
General provisions: Offences

219False statements

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. makes or gives or authorises the making or giving of a statement, certificate, or document under this Act knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular or being reckless as to whether it is false or misleading in a material particular; or
    1. omits or authorises the omission from a statement, certificate, or document under this Act of any information or matter knowing that the omission makes the statement, certificate, or document false or misleading in a material particular or being reckless as to whether it is false or misleading in a material particular.

      1. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.

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