NTIn ForceAct
Criminal Code Act 1983
118False statements in statements required to be under oath or
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 118
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Criminal Code Act 1983.
118 False statements in statements required to be under oath or
solemn declaration
Any person who, on any occasion on which a person making a
statement touching any matter is required by law to make it on oath
or under some sanction that may by law be substituted for an oath,
or is required to verify it by solemn declaration, makes a statement
touching such matter that, in any material particular, is to his
knowledge false and verifies it on oath or under such other sanction
or by solemn declaration, is guilty of an offence and is liable to