Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence ( perjury ) if—
(a) the person makes a sworn statement in a legal proceeding; and
(b) the statement is false; and
(c) the person is reckless about whether the statement is false.
Maximum penalty: 700 penalty units, imprisonment for 7 years or both.
(2) An interpreter commits an offence (also perjury ) if—
(a) the interpreter, by a sworn statement, gives an interpretation of a statement or other thing in a legal proceeding; and
(b) the interpreter's statement is false or misleading; and
(c) the interpreter is reckless about whether the interpreter's statement is false or misleading.
Maximum penalty: 700 penalty units, imprisonment for 7 years or both.