§ 53 — False statements, forging of documentation, etc.

53. A person that —(a)

makes or causes to be made any entry in a record, register or other document required to be kept under this Act which the person knows is false or misleading in any material particular; or

(b)

in response to any requirement or notice of an authorised officer under this Part, provides any information, document or statement that the person knows is false or misleading in any material particular,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.