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Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Act 2012
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#### 60 Fraud on witness
(1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
(a) the first person practises fraud or deceit on another person; and
(b) the other person is required to produce a document or other thing under a notice given under section 25; and
(c) the first person practises the fraud or deceit with the intention that the other person will not produce the document or thing as required.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
(a) the first person makes or exhibits any statement, representation, token, or writing to another person; and
(b) the other person is required to produce a document or other thing under a notice given under section 25; and
(c) the first person makes or exhibits the statement, representation, token, or writing with the intention that the other person will not produce the document or thing as required.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.