False documents and false or misleading information etc. relating to non‑citizens
(1) A person shall not, in connexion with the entry, proposed entry or immigration clearance, of a non‑citizen (including that person himself or herself) into Australia or with an application for a visa or a further visa permitting a non‑citizen (including that person himself or herself) to remain in Australia: (a) present, or cause to be presented, to an officer or a person exercising powers or performing functions under this Act a document which is forged or false; (b) make, or cause to be made, to an officer or a person exercising powers or performing functions under this Act a statement that, to the person’s knowledge, is false or misleading in a material particular; or (c) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to an officer or a person exercising powers or performing functions under this Act, or otherwise furnish, or cause to be furnished for official purposes of the Commonwealth, a document containing a statement or information that is false or misleading in a material particular. (2) A person shall not transfer or part with possession of a document: (a) with intent that the document be used to help a person, being a person not entitled to use it, to gain entry, or to remain in, Australia or to be immigration cleared; or (b) where the person has reason to suspect that the document may be so used. Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
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