Summary Offences Act 1981

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42: Charge alleging false claim of qualifications

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"Need permission to charge someone for lying about their qualifications"

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You can't be charged with making a false claim of qualifications under section 20 without the Attorney-General's consent. The Attorney-General must agree before you can be charged. This is a rule that applies to charges under section 20, which you can read about by following the link to section 20.

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42Charge alleging false claim of qualifications

  1. No charging document for an offence against section 20 may be filed without the consent of the Attorney-General.

Notes
  • Section 42: replaced, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).