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158 False or misleading information, etc.

109.—(1) A person commits an offence if—
 * (a) the person gives information or material or produces a document to a competent authority;
 * (b) the person does so in response to a notice given to the person under section 108;
 * (c) either—
 * (i) the information or material or the document is false or misleading in a material particular; or
 * (ii) the information or material omits any matter or thing without which the information or material is misleading in a material particular; and
 * (d) the person knew that—
 * (i) the information or document is false or misleading in a material particular; or
 * (ii) the information omits any matter or thing without which the information is misleading in a material particular.

(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

(3) A person commits an offence if—
 * (a) the person gives information or material or produces a document to a competent authority;
 * (b) the person does so in response to a notice given to the person under section 108; and
 * (c) either—
 * (i) the information or material or the document is false or misleading in a material particular; or