Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Health Act 1958 - SECT 424

Fraudulent conduct and false or misleading statements etc.

424. Fraudulent conduct and false or misleading statements etc.

Every person who-

   (a)  knowingly makes any false or misleading statement in any application
        notice or report under this Act;

   (b)  for the purpose of obtaining any registration or certificate under
        this Act makes any false statement or is a party to any false pretence
        or conduct knowing it to be false;

   (c)  forges or falsifies any certificate under this Act or utters any such
        forged or falsified certificate knowing it to be forged or falsified;

   (d)  uses or attempts to use any document as a certificate under this Act
        knowing it to be a forged or falsified document or certificate;

   (e)  knowingly makes a false entry in any book or register required to be
        kept or return required to be made by or under this Act; or

   (f)  refuses to give information or gives false or misleading information
        in answer to or fails to make an answer to any inquiry made for the
        purposes of this Act (the making of which inquiry is hereby
        authorized) by any person authorized in writing either generally or
        specially by the Secretary or by a council (as the case may be) to
        make the inquiry-

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.