Section 133G — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

False or misleading information etc.

A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person gives information, evidence or a document in purported compliance with a disclosure notice; and

(b) the person does so knowing that the information, evidence or document is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:

(a) if the person is a body corporate—300 penalty units; or

(b) if the person is not a body corporate—60 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 133D — Power to obtain information etc.
s 133E — Self‑incrimination
s 133F — Compliance with disclosure notices
s 133H — Court orders relating to consumer goods that do not comply with a safety standard etc.
s 133J — Recovery of reasonable costs of seizing, and destroying or disposing of, consumer goods
s 134 — Purpose and effect of this Division

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