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Evidence on Commission Act 2001
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### 11 False statements
> A person is guilty of a crime and is liable to punishment on indictment under the *Criminal Code* if the person, in giving any testimony otherwise than on oath or affirmation pursuant to an order under [section 5](#GS5@EN) , makes a statement that –
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> > > (a) the person knows to be false in a material particular; or
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> > > (b) is false in a material particular and which the person does not believe to be true.