Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Enforcement
26. Offence of providing false information, etc.
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a person furnishes a document, or makes a statement (whether orally, in writing or any other way) or gives information, to the Commissioner or a dormitory inspector;
the document, statement or information is false or misleading, or the statement or information omits any matter or thing without which the statement or information (as the case may be) is misleading;
the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the document, statement or information is as described in paragraph (b); and
the document is furnished in, or the statement is made or the information is given in, or in connection with —
an application (whether for that person or for another) for a licence or renewal of a licence;
a representation requested under section 13 or 14; or
a question or requirement of a dormitory inspector under section 24(1) or (2),the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the document, statement or information is not false or misleading in a material particular, or if the statement or information did not omit any matter or thing without which the statement or information (as the case may be) is misleading in a material particular.
A person who refuses to give access to, or obstructs, hinders or delays the Commissioner or any other dormitory inspector in the discharge of his or her duties under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and 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.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories appointed under section 6(1), and includes any Deputy Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories or Assistant Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories delegated under section 6(5) to exercise the Commissioner’s powers or duties under this Act;
It is not an offence under subsection (3) for any person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order made or given by the Commissioner or any dormitory inspector who fails to declare his or her office and refuses to produce his or her identification card on demand being made by that person.
dormitory inspector
“dormitory inspector” means —(a)the Commissioner;(b)any Deputy Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories and any Assistant Commissioner for Foreign Employee Dormitories; and(c)any individual appointed under section 6(3) and authorised under section 6(5) or any other provision in this Act to perform any duty or exercise any power under that provision;