Maintenance of Racial Harmony (Measures against Foreign Influence) Regulations 2026 · reg 29

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—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a)a designated entity (X) submits any of the following to the competent authority:(i)a donations report;(ii)a foreign affiliations report;(iii)a key management report;(b)the report —(i)contains any matter that is false or misleading in a material particular; or(ii)omits to state or include any matter without which the report is false or misleading in a material particular; and(c)the person is a responsible officer of X when the report was submitted. (2) An offence under paragraph (1) is a strict liability offence.(3) A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.(4) In proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1), it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused took all reasonable steps, and exercised all due diligence, to ensure that —(a)the report did not contain any statement that was false or misleading in a material particular; or(b)the report did not contain any omission that would have made the report false or misleading in a material particular.
A person commits an offence if —(a)a designated entity (X) submits any of the following to the competent authority:(i)a donations report;(ii)a foreign affiliations report;(iii)a key management report;(b)the report —(i)contains any matter that is false or misleading in a material particular; or(ii)omits to state or include any matter without which the report is false or misleading in a material particular; and(c)the person is a responsible officer of X when the report was submitted.
An offence under paragraph (1) is a strict liability offence.
A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
In proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1), it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused took all reasonable steps, and exercised all due diligence, to ensure that —(a)the report did not contain any statement that was false or misleading in a material particular; or(b)the report did not contain any omission that would have made the report false or misleading in a material particular.

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reg 29Submission of false or misleading report

(1)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

a designated entity (X) submits any of the following to the competent authority:

(i)

a donations report;

(ii)

a foreign affiliations report;

(iii)

a key management report;

(b)

the report —

(i)

contains any matter that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(ii)

omits to state or include any matter without which the report is false or misleading in a material particular; and

(c)

the person is a responsible officer of X when the report was submitted. (2) An offence under paragraph (1) is a strict liability offence.

(3)

A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

(4)

In proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1), it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused took all reasonable steps, and exercised all due diligence, to ensure that —

(a)

the report did not contain any statement that was false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

the report did not contain any omission that would have made the report false or misleading in a material particular.

Subregulation 1

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

a designated entity (X) submits any of the following to the competent authority:

(i)

a donations report;

(ii)

a foreign affiliations report;

(iii)

a key management report;

(b)

the report —

(i)

contains any matter that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(ii)

omits to state or include any matter without which the report is false or misleading in a material particular; and

(c)

the person is a responsible officer of X when the report was submitted.

Subregulation 2

An offence under paragraph (1) is a strict liability offence.

Subregulation 3

A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

Subregulation 4

(a)

the report did not contain any statement that was false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

the report did not contain any omission that would have made the report false or misleading in a material particular.