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Part 7 · Miscellaneous

30. Other offences

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(1)

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person provides a document, statement or information to the Authority;

(b)

the document, statement or information is false or misleading;

(c)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the document, statement or information is false or misleading; and

(d)

the document, statement or information is provided in, or in connection with —

(i)

an application to register a responsible person for a registrable mobility vehicle, whether for that person or for another; or

(ii)

a joint application under regulation 9, or an application under regulation 10 or 11, to transfer the registration of a registered responsible person.

(2)

A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (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.

(3)

Paragraph (1) does not apply if —

(a)

the document, statement or information is not false or misleading in any material particular; or

(b)

the document, statement or information did not omit any matter or thing without which the document, statement or information (as the case may be) is misleading in any material particular.

Subregulation 1

A person commits an offence if —

(a)

the person provides a document, statement or information to the Authority;

(b)

the document, statement or information is false or misleading;

(c)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the document, statement or information is false or misleading; and

(d)

the document, statement or information is provided in, or in connection with —

(i)

an application to register a responsible person for a registrable mobility vehicle, whether for that person or for another; or

(ii)

a joint application under regulation 9, or an application under regulation 10 or 11, to transfer the registration of a registered responsible person.

Subregulation 2

A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (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.

Subregulation 3

Paragraph (1) does not apply if —

(a)

the document, statement or information is not false or misleading in any material particular; or

(b)

the document, statement or information did not omit any matter or thing without which the document, statement or information (as the case may be) is misleading in any material particular.

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