# False documents and false or misleading information etc. relating to non-citizens

> act-s234 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

234 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.