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Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017

Enforcement and other matters - Offences - Providing false or misleading information to enforcement officer

71: Providing false or misleading information to enforcement officer

You could also call this:

"Telling lies to police or enforcement officers is against the law"

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If you do not comply with a request from an enforcement officer or constable under section 60, you can get in trouble. You can also get in trouble if you give them information that you know is false or misleading. This means you should always tell the truth when talking to an enforcement officer or constable.

If you break this rule, you might have to pay a fine. If you are an individual, the fine can be up to $10,000. If you are a company, the fine can be up to $50,000. You will only have to pay the fine if you are convicted of the offence.

You should make sure you understand what an enforcement officer or constable is asking you to do, so you can comply with their requests and provide them with accurate information.

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Offences: Providing false or misleading information to enforcement officer

71Providing false or misleading information to enforcement officer

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. fails or refuses to comply with a request or requirement made or imposed by an enforcement officer or constable under section 60; or
    1. provides to an enforcement officer or constable information that the person knows, or ought to know, is false or misleading in any material respect.

      1. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—

      2. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $10,000; or
        1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.