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Part 6Miscellaneous provisions
General offences

289Offences

  1. A person commits an offence if the person knowingly—

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

          1. A person commits an offence if the person 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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