147Offence of making false complaint or giving false information

147 Offence of making false complaint or giving false information

147 Offence of making false complaint or giving false information

(1) A person must not make a complaint under this Act knowing the complaint to be false.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(2) A person must not, in the course of the investigation of a misconduct matter under this Act, provide information to any of the following knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular—

(a) the Minister,

(b) a member of the NSW Police Force,

(c) a Commissioner,

(d) the Inspector,

(e) the Independent Commission Against Corruption,

(f) the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption,

(g) the Crime Commission,

(h) the Ombudsman,

(i) a member of Parliament,

(i1) the Children’s Guardian, or

(j) a prison officer within the meaning of section 38.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

s 147: Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.25[5]; 2022 No 14, Sch 6[10].