s. 120 Level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum), a fine of 240 penalty units or both. 119B Offence to make false or misleading statements S. 119B inserted by No. 108/2003 A person must not, in making, keeping or s. 7. furnishing any record, return, account or any other information under this Act— (a) make a statement that is false or misleading in a material detail; or (b) fail to include any material matter in the record, return, account or information where the failure causes the record, return, account or information to be false or misleading. 60 penalty units. 120 Liability for offences (1) If a person, employs or gives instructions to, or S. 120(1) amended by enters into a contract with, the holder of a fishery No. 5/1997 licence (other than a recreational fishery licence) s. 23(a). or the person in charge of a boat which results in the commission of an offence against this Act, that person is also guilty of the offence. (2) If an offence against this Act is committed from or in connection with a boat, the relevant access licence holder or if there is no such access licence holder the person in charge of the boat at the time that the offence is committed is also guilty of the offence. (3) If a corporation is guilty of an offence under this Act, any nominee of the corporation specified on the relevant licence is also guilty of the offence. (4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply if the S. 120(4) substituted by person, relevant access licence holder or nominee No. 5/1997 (as the case may be) can prove— s. 23(b).
Level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum), a fine of 240 penalty units or both. S. 119B inserted by No. 108/2003 s. 7. 119B Offence to make false or misleading statements A person must not, in making, keeping or furnishing any record, return, account or any other information under this Act— (a) make a statement that is false or misleading in a material detail; or (b) fail to include any material matter in the record, return, account or information where the failure causes the record, return, account or information to be false or misleading. 60 penalty units. 120 Liability for offences S. 120(1) amended by No. 5/1997 s. 23(a). s. 120 (1) If a person, employs or gives instructions to, or enters into a contract with, the holder of a fishery licence (other than a recreational fishery licence) or the person in charge of a boat which results in the commission of an offence against this Act, that person is also guilty of the offence. (2) If an offence against this Act is committed from or in connection with a boat, the relevant access licence holder or if there is no such access licence holder the person in charge of the boat at the time that the offence is committed is also guilty of the offence. (3) If a corporation is guilty of an offence under this Act, any nominee of the corporation specified on the relevant licence is also guilty of the offence. S. 120(4) substituted by No. 5/1997 s. 23(b). (4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply if the person, relevant access licence holder or nominee (as the case may be) can prove—
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