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Tax Offences - VIC
Welcome to the VIC Deliberately omitting information article page. Everything you need to know about Deliberately omitting information according to VIC law - Dated: 09/01/2009

What the Law States according to VIC Law for Deliberately omitting information
According to VIC Law for the charge of Deliberately omitting information,

Taxation Administration Act 1997 - SECT 58

Deliberately omitting information

58. Deliberately omitting information

A person must not omit from a statement made to a tax officer any matter or thing without which the statement is, to the person's knowledge, false or misleading in a material particular. Penalty: 500 penalty units in the case of a body corporate; 100 penalty units in any other case.

The Maximum Penalty - Deliberately omitting information
According to VIC Law for the charge of Deliberately omitting information,

100 penalty units

500 penalty units- in the case of a body corproate

What the Police must prove according to VIC Law for Deliberately omitting information

1. That the accused omitted information from a statement made to a tax officer

2. That the statement was knowingly false or misleading

3. The misleading statement was in a material particular

Possible Defences under VIC Law - Deliberately omitting information

1. Knowlegde

2. Intention

3. Factual dispute

In VIC which court will hear the matter - Deliberately omitting information

Magistrates Court
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