After section 101 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Division 6:

101A.     False or misleading statements

(1)  A person must not, in making any application or giving any information under this Act –

(a) make a statement knowing it to be false or misleading; or

(b) omit any matter from a statement knowing that without that matter the statement is misleading.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  A person must not make any statement about a plant, plant product, agricultural or other equipment, premises, organism, pest or disease or the production, importation into the State or movement of a plant, plant product, agricultural or other equipment, organism, pest or disease that is false, or misleading, and likely to cause a person who relies on the statement to commit an offence under this Act.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  A person must not make a statement that is false or misleading in answer to a question or inquiry by an inspector or the Secretary.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.