Criminal Code
709Threatening etc witness, interpreter, intermediary or juror
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709 Threatening etc witness, interpreter, intermediary or juror A person commits an offence if the person causes or threatens to cause a detriment to someone else with the intention that the other person or a third person will— (a) not attend as a witness, interpreter, intermediary or juror in a (b) give false or misleading evidence in a legal proceeding; or (c) withhold true evidence in a legal proceeding; or (d) give a false or misleading interpretation as an interpreter in a (e) improperly make a decision as a juror in a legal proceeding; or (f) improperly influence a juror in a legal proceeding.