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Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016
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151 False or misleading evidence
151 False or misleading evidence
(1) A person who, at an examination, gives evidence that is, to the knowledge of the person, 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.
(2) Sections 331 and 332 of the Crimes Act 1900 apply to proceedings for an offence under this section in the same way as they apply to proceedings for an offence under section 330 of that Act.