Newspapers Act · s 8

Suggest a correction

Tell us what is wrong in this text. We check every suggestion against the official version before we change anything.

What is wrong?Wrong or mistyped wordsWrong structure or numberingWrong title or detailsText that appears twice

What should change, and whyUp to 2,000 characters.The text as it should read (optional)Edit the text above. Up to 20,000 characters.Where you checked it (optional)A link to the official version, if you have one.

The text as we hold it

Open the official text

s 8Unlawful to furnish incorrect particulars

(1)

Any person who certifies the correctness of any particular furnished pursuant to any requirement made under this Act shall, if such particular is incorrect, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.

(2)

It shall be a defence to a charge under subsection (1) to prove that —

(a)

the person charged believed the particular to be correct; and

(b)

he could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence have discovered its incorrectness.