Part 13False reports to police

Part 13—False reports to police 62—False reports to police (a) a person makes a false representation— (i) to a police officer; or (ii) to a person who is not a police officer knowing that it is likely that the representation will be communicated by that person to a police officer, knowing the representation to be false; and (b) the representation is such as would reasonably call for investigation by the police, the person by whom the representation was made is guilty of an offence. (2) Upon convicting a person of an offence against this section, the court may order the convicted person to pay to the complainant a reasonable sum for the expenses of or incidental to any investigation made by a police officer as a result of the false representation. (3) An amount received by the complainant under this section must be paid to the Treasurer in aid of the Consolidated Account. 62A—Creating false belief as to events calling for police action (1) A person who intentionally creates a false belief that an offence has been committed, or that life has or may have been lost or is endangered, is guilty of an offence. (2) Upon convicting a person of an offence against this section, a court may order the convicted person to pay to the complainant a reasonable sum for the expenses of or incidental to any investigation made by a police officer as a result of the offence. (3) An amount received by the complainant under this section must be paid to the Treasurer in aid of the Consolidated Account. belief includes suspicion.