22. Repeal and re‑enactment of section 36

Section 36 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“False or misleading information, etc.36.—

A person is guilty of an offence if —

the person is required to make any statement or provide any information or document under this Act or any regulations made under this Act; and

the person —

makes any statement or provides any information or document which is false or misleading (including as a result of any omission) in a material particular, and which the person —

knows or ought reasonably to know to be so; or

is reckless as to whether it is so; or

intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys the information or document.

A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.”.