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CRIMINAL CODE 2002 - SECT 710 Preventing attendance etc of witness, interpreter, intermediary or

CRIMINAL CODE 2002 - SECT 710

Preventing attendance etc of witness, interpreter, intermediary or juror

A person commits an offence if the person, by his or her conduct, intentionally prevents someone else from—

        (a)     attending as a witness, interpreter, intermediary or juror in a legal proceeding; or

        (b)     answering a question the other person is required by law to answer in a legal proceeding.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.