# Offences of making false or unsupported statements

> act-s245 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

245 Offences of making false or unsupported statements
          (1) A person must not make a statement, or give information, in
              writing, to an officer in relation to the consideration for the
              purposes of this Act or the regulations of any of the following
              questions:
               (a) whether or not other persons are in a married relationship
                    (within the meaning of subsection 5F(2));
               (b) whether or not other persons are in a de facto relationship
                    (within the meaning of subsection 5CB(2)) with one another;








               if:
                 (d) the person knows that the statement or information is false or
                     misleading in a material particular; and
                 (e) the statement is made, or the information is given, in a
                     document that describes, and shows the penalty for, an
                     offence against this subsection.
               Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.
          (3) A person must not make a statement, or give information, in
              writing, to an officer in relation to the consideration for the
              purposes of this Act or the regulations of any of the following
              questions:
                (a) whether or not other persons are in a married relationship
                     (within the meaning of subsection 5F(2));
                (b) whether or not other persons are in a de facto relationship
                     (within the meaning of subsection 5CB(2)) with one another;
              if:
                (d) the statement or information is false or misleading in a
                     material particular; and
                (e) the person making the statement, or giving the information,
                     did not make appropriate inquiries to satisfy himself or
                     herself that the statement or information was neither false nor
                     misleading; and
                 (f) the statement is made, or the information is given, in a
                     document that describes, and shows the penalty for, an
                     offence against this subsection.
               Penalty for a contravention of this subsection:                 120 penalty
                         units.










Subdivision C—Offences and civil penalties in relation to work
          by non-citizens