Section 36
False statements
of Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act
(1)
No person shall, in or in relation to an application or a notice under this Act, knowingly or recklessly —
(a)
make a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular; or
Hazardous Waste (Control of Export,
Import and Transit)
(b)
give to the Director or an authorised officer a document containing information that is false or misleading in a material particular without —
(i)
indicating to the Director or the authorised officer that the document is false or misleading and the respect in which the document is false or misleading; and
(ii)
providing correct information to the Director or the authorised officer if the person has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information.
(2)
No person shall, otherwise than in or in relation to an application or a notice under this Act, knowingly or recklessly —
(a)
make to the Director or an authorised officer doing duty in relation to this Act a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(b)
give to the Director or an authorised officer doing duty in relation to this Act a document containing information that is false or misleading in a material particular without —
(i)
indicating to the Director or the authorised officer that the document is false or misleading and the respect in which the document is false or misleading; and
(ii)
providing correct information to the Director or the authorised officer if the person is in possession of, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information.
(3)
Any person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.