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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
197AGiving false or misleading answers or documents
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197A Giving false or misleading answers or documents
A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is attending an *examination; and (b) the person gives an answer or produces a document in the examination; and (c) the answer or document: (i) is false or misleading; or (ii) omits any matter or thing without which it is misleading.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 300 penalty units, or both.