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Sexual Offences - VIC
Welcome to the VIC Furnish False or misleading information (Sex Offender Registry) article page. Everything you need to know about Furnish False or misleading information (Sex Offender Registry) according to VIC law - Dated: 05/07/2011

What the Law States according to VIC Law for Furnish False or misleading information (Sex Offender Registry)
According to VIC Law for the charge of Furnish False or misleading information (Sex Offender Registry),

Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 - SECT 47

Offence of furnishing false or misleading information

47. Offence of furnishing false or misleading information

A person must not, in purported compliance with this Part, furnish information
that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.

The Maximum Penalty - Furnish False or misleading information (Sex Offender Registry)
According to VIC Law for the charge of Furnish False or misleading information (Sex Offender Registry), 
Penalty: 240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.

What the Police must prove according to VIC Law for Furnish False or misleading information (Sex Offender Registry)

1.  That information was given.

2.  That in a material particular the information was false or misleading

3.  The the accused knew that  the information was false or misleading

Possible Defences under VIC Law - Furnish False or misleading information (Sex Offender Registry)

In VIC which court will hear the matter - Furnish False or misleading information (Sex Offender Registry)
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