139   False or misleading statements

(1)  A person must not, in an official document under this Act, make a statement that the person knows, or could reasonably be expected to know:

(a)  is false or misleading in a material respect, or

(b)  omits material matter.

(2)  A document is an official document under this Act if it is an application, declaration, affidavit, instrument or other document that is delivered to or lodged with the Board, the court, the Director or the registrar, or submitted or otherwise given to the Minister, for the purposes of this Act.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.