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Sentencing Act 2002

Sentences, orders, and related matters - Discharge and miscellaneous orders - Instrument forfeiture orders

142O: Offence of providing false or misleading information under section 142F

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"Telling lies or giving wrong information to the court can get you in trouble"

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If you give false or misleading information to a court when they ask you something under section 142F, you can get in trouble. You might have to go to prison for up to 3 months or pay a fine of up to $1,000. This happens if you are found guilty of providing false or misleading information to the court.

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Discharge and miscellaneous orders: Instrument forfeiture orders

142OOffence of providing false or misleading information under section 142F

  1. Every person is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding $1,000 who provides false or misleading information to a court in response to a direction under section 142F.

Notes
  • Section 142O: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 10).
  • Section 142O: amended, on , by section 7 of the Sentencing Amendment Act (No 2) 2011 (2011 No 93).