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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
38YOffence for making false statements in warrants
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#### 38Y Offence for making false statements in warrants
A person must not make, in an application for a warrant, a statement that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
> Note: Under subsection 4D(1) of the Crimes Act 1914, this penalty is the maximum penalty for the offence. Subsection 4B(2) of that Act allows a court to impose an appropriate fine instead of, or in addition to, a term of imprisonment.