231Search warrants—false or misleading information

231 Search warrants—false or misleading information (a) the person gives information to a police officer or person assisting a police officer; and (b) the person does so knowing that the information— (ii) omits something that makes the information false or (c) the information is given in compliance (or purported compliance) with a requirement under this part. (2) Subsection (1) (c) does not apply if, before the information was given by the person to the police officer or person assisting, a police officer or person assisting did not take reasonable steps to tell the person of the existence of the offence against subsection (1). (3) For subsection (2), it is sufficient if the following form of words is used: ‘Giving false or misleading information is an offence with serious consequences’.

Search warrants—miscellaneous Division 13.7