Crimes Act 1961

Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice - Misleading justice

111: False statements or declarations

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"Lying to someone in authority can get you in trouble"

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If you make a false statement when you are supposed to tell the truth to someone who has the power to ask you questions, you can get in trouble. You can be sent to prison for up to 3 years if you lie to an officer or a person who is allowed by law to ask you questions. This is because making a false statement in this situation is like lying under oath in court, which is a serious offence.

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Part 6Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice
Misleading justice

111False statements or declarations

  1. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who, on any occasion on which he is required or permitted by law to make any statement or declaration before any officer or person authorised by law to take or receive it, or before any notary public to be certified by him as such notary, makes a statement or declaration that would amount to perjury if made on oath in a judicial proceeding.

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  • 1908 No 32 s 133