NSWIn ForceAct
Oaths Act 1900
30Untrue document purporting to be affidavit
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 30
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Oaths Act 1900.
#### 30 Untrue document purporting to be affidavit
30 Untrue document purporting to be affidavit
> Where a person wilfully makes and subscribes a document that purports to be, but is not, an affidavit taken and received in accordance with the requirements of section 11A, knowing it to be untrue in a material particular not related to any requirement or formality necessary for the making of an affidavit, that person is guilty of an offence and—
>
> > (a) upon conviction on indictment—liable to imprisonment for 5 years, or
>
> > (b) upon conviction by the Local Court—liable to a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
>
> **s 30:** Ins 1973 No 10, sec 3 (g). Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 1999 No 31, Sch 4.65 \[4\]; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.140 \[2\]; 2007 No 94, Sch 4.