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Offshore Renewable Energy Bill

Administration and enforcement - Enforcement - Offences

152: Offence for knowingly providing false information

You could also call this:

"Telling lies or giving wrong information to officials can get you in big trouble and cost you a lot of money."

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If you give false information to someone who is doing their job under this proposed law, you might be in trouble. You would be in trouble if you know the information is false, or if you have changed it, not given all of it, or if it is misleading. If you are found guilty, you could have to pay a fine of up to $800,000.

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This page was last updated on 29 June 2025

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS992338.

151: Offence for failing to provide information, or

"Breaking the law: not giving information when asked"

153: Offence for failing to comply with requirement of safety zone officer, or

"Breaking a safety zone officer's rules can lead to a fine or prison time"

Part 4Administration and enforcement
Enforcement: Offences

152Offence for knowingly providing false information

A person commits an offence if—
they provide, or permit the provision of, false, altered, incomplete, or misleading information to a person performing functions or exercising powers under this Act or the regulations; and
they know that the information is false, altered, incomplete, or misleading.

A person who commits an offence against this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $800,000.