49AFalse or misleading applications for apprehended personal violence order

49A False or misleading applications for apprehended personal violence order

49A False or misleading applications for apprehended personal violence order

A person is guilty of an offence if—

(a) the person makes a statement (whether orally, in a document or in any other way), and

(b) the person does so knowing that the statement is false or misleading in a material particular, and

(c) the statement is made to a Registrar or Judge for the purpose of making an application for an apprehended personal violence order under section 18.

Maximum penalty—Imprisonment for 12 months or 10 penalty units, or both.

s 49A: Ins 2013 No 87, Sch 2 [5]. Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.26[3].