44AFalse reports to police

### 44A False reports to police > *\[Section 44A Inserted by 11 Geo. VI No. 52, s. 2 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 44A Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2007, s. 13, Applied:21 Nov 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-11-21/act-2007-039#GS13@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 44A Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 1963, s. 22 \]**\[Section 44A Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \]**\[Section 44A Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*A person shall not, falsely and with knowledge of the falsity of his statement, represent to any police officer or any person employed in the Department that any act has been done, or that any circumstances have occurred, which act or circumstances as so represented are such as reasonably call for investigation by the police. > > > (1AA)  [*\[Section 44A Subsection (1AA) inserted by No. 15 of 2014, s. 44, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS44@Hpa@EN) A person must not, falsely and with knowledge of the falsity of his or her statement, represent to any person that an act has been done, or that any circumstances have occurred, which as so represented are reasonably likely to cause that person to notify the police and it is reasonably likely that the police will investigate the act or circumstances. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 44A Subsection (1A) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 44, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS44@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 44A Subsection (1A) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 44, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS44@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 44A Subsection (1A) amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 44, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS44@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 44A Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 44A Subsection (1A) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*A person who contravenes [subsection (1)](#GS44A@Gs1@EN) or [(1AA)](#GS44A@Gs1AA@EN) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 44A Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2007, s. 13, Applied:21 Nov 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-11-21/act-2007-039#GS13@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 44A Subsection (2) amended by No. 32 of 1963, s. 22 \]*In any proceedings instituted against any person under this section, the court, on the application of the complainant, may order that, in addition to or instead of a penalty, the offender shall pay to the complainant a reasonable sum for the expenses of or incidental to any investigation made by reason of such offence. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 44A Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-07-01/act-2017-004#JS1@Ja86@GC4@EN) Any amount received by the complainant under this section shall be paid by him into the Public Account. > > > (4)  This section shall not be held to restrict the operation of any other Act or rule of law.