Part 1: Regulatory scheme for automated vehicles Chapter 3: Provision of information by regulated bodies Section 24: False or withheld information relevant to vehicle safety
Subsections (1) to (4) create offences in relation to the supply of regulatory information that is likely to have safety implications for automated vehicles. They are broken down into offences of supplying false or misleading information (whether voluntarily or in response to a requirement), omitting to supply information that is required, and intentional destruction, alteration or suppression. The first two may be committed only by a current or aspiring ASDE or licensed operator, whereas the third can be committed by anyone.
	Subsection (5) clarifies that the reference to information can include anything that the information is recorded on. The subsection also explains that it is an offence to destroy anything that is needed for the information to be made legible. For example, equipment that may be needed to ‘translate’ computer coding into an understandable format.
	Subsection (6) explains that information is considered relevant to the safety of an automated vehicle’s operation (as set out in section 24) if it would affect a reasonable person’s assessment of how safely a vehicle would travel.
	Subsection (7) supplies a defence of due diligence.
	Subsection (8) sets out what penalties a person is liable for if they are found to have committed an offence set out in this section.