89Procuring false testimony by witness

89 Procuring false testimony by witness

89 Procuring false testimony by witness

A person who procures or causes or attempts or conspires to procure or cause—

(a) the giving of false testimony at a compulsory examination or public inquiry before the Commission, or

(b) in purported compliance with a notice served on any person under section 21, the furnishing of information that is, to the knowledge of the person so served, false or misleading in a material particular,

is guilty of an indictable offence.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both.

s 89: Am 2005 No 10, Sch 1 [43].