SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 62

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 62

62—False reports to police

        (1)         Where—

            (a)         a person makes a false representation—

                  (i)         to a police officer; or

                  (ii)         to a person who is not a police officer knowing that it is likely that the representation will be communicated by that person to a police officer,

knowing the representation to be false; and

            (b)         the representation is such as would reasonably call for investigation by the police,

the person by whom the representation was made is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

        (2)         Upon convicting a person of an offence against this section, the court may order the convicted person to pay to the complainant a reasonable sum for the expenses of or incidental to any investigation made by a police officer as a result of the false representation.

        (3)         An amount received by the complainant under this section must be paid to the Treasurer in aid of the Consolidated Account.