NATIONAL CRIMES COMMISSION ACT 1982 No. 138, 1982 - SECT 22 False or misleading evidence

NATIONAL CRIMES COMMISSION ACT 1982 No. 138, 1982 - SECT 22

22. (1) A person shall not, at a hearing before the Commission, give evidence
that is to his knowledge false or misleading in a material particular.

(2) An offence against sub-section (1) is an indictable offence and, subject
to this section, is punishable, upon conviction, by imprisonment for a period
not exceeding 5 years or by a fine not exceeding $20,000.

(3) Notwithstanding that an offence against sub-section (1) is an indictable
offence, a court of summary jurisdiction may hear and determine proceedings in
respect of such an offence if the court is satisfied that it is proper to do
so and the defendant and the prosecutor consent.

(4) Where, in accordance with sub-section (3), a court of summary jurisdiction
convicts a person of an offence against sub-section (1), the penalty that the
court may impose is a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a period
not exceeding 12 months.