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Deliberately omitting information

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Written by
Kristina Kothrakis
Criminal Defence Lawyer

Contact Kristina Kothrakis 

03 9670 5111


Tax Offences - VIC
The Law - Deliberately omitting information

What the Law states - Deliberately omitting information


Taxation Administration Act 1997 - SECT 58

Deliberately omitting information

58. Deliberately omitting information

A person must not omit from a statement made to a tax officer any matter or thing without which the statement is, to the person's knowledge, false or misleading in a material particular. Penalty: 500 penalty units in the case of a body corporate; 100 penalty units in any other case.

Maximum Penalty for the charge of Deliberately omitting information


100 penalty units

500 penalty units- in the case of a body corproate

What the Prosecution must prove - Deliberately omitting information


1. That the accused omitted information from a statement made to a tax officer

2. That the statement was knowingly false or misleading

3. The misleading statement was in a material particular

Possible Defences - Deliberately omitting information


1. Knowlegde

2. Intention

3. Factual dispute

Which court will hear the charge of Deliberately omitting information



Magistrates Court
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