False or misleading information
29.—(1)  Any person who provides information to the Commission, an investigation officer or an authorised assistant mentioned in section 21 or 22 in connection with an investigation mentioned in section 19(1) or any offence in this Part, knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular or being reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence.
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(2)  A person who provides information that is false or misleading in a material particular to another person —
(a)knowing that the information is to be used for the purpose of providing information to the Commission, an investigation officer or an authorised assistant mentioned in section 21 or 22 in connection with any function or duty of the Commission or investigation officer under this Act; and
(b)knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular, or being reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading in a material particular,
shall be guilty of an offence.
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(3)  A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) 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.
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