Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988
87False and misleading evidence
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87 False and misleading evidence
87 False and misleading evidence
(1) A person who, at a compulsory examination or public inquiry conducted by the Commission, gives evidence that is false or misleading in a material particular knowing it to be false or misleading, or not believing it to be true, is guilty of an indictable offence.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both.
(2) Sections 331 and 332 of the Crimes Act 1900 apply to proceedings for an offence against this section in the same way as they apply to proceedings for an offence under section 330 of that Act.
s 87: Subst 2005 No 10, Sch 1 [42].