s. 72 Division 1—Offences and proceedings 72 Offence to make false disclosure or provide false further information (1) A person must not provide information under this Act that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular, intending that the information be acted on as a protected disclosure. Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both. (2) A person must not provide further information, relating to a protected disclosure made by the person, that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both. 73 Offence to falsely claim disclosure is a protected disclosure or is a protected disclosure complaint (1) A person must not claim that a matter is the subject of a protected disclosure knowing that claim to be false. Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both. (2) A person must not claim that a matter is the subject of a disclosure that the IBAC or the Victorian Inspectorate has determined to be a protected disclosure complaint knowing that claim to be false. Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both.
Division 1—Offences and proceedings 72 Offence to make false disclosure or provide false further information s. 72 (1) A person must not provide information under this Act that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular, intending that the information be acted on as a protected disclosure. Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both. (2) A person must not provide further information, relating to a protected disclosure made by the person, that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both. 73 Offence to falsely claim disclosure is a protected disclosure or is a protected disclosure complaint (1) A person must not claim that a matter is the subject of a protected disclosure knowing that claim to be false. Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both. (2) A person must not claim that a matter is the subject of a disclosure that the IBAC or the Victorian Inspectorate has determined to be a protected disclosure complaint knowing that claim to be false. Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both.
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