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Criminal Procedure Act 2009
415Court may direct that a person be prosecuted for perjury
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415 Court may direct that a person be prosecuted for perjury
(1) A court may direct that a person be tried for perjury if it appears to the court that the person has committed perjury in—
(a) any evidence given orally before the court; or
(b) an affidavit, deposition, examination or other proceeding made or taken before the court.
(2) If a court directs that a person be tried for perjury, the court may remand the person in custody or grant the person bail pending the trial.
S. 415A inserted by No. 1/2022 s. 4.