ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1968 - SECT 24

ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1968 - SECT 24

24 .         Giving false testimony

                A witness before a Commission who knowingly gives false testimony touching any matter, material in the inquiry being made by the Commission, is guilty of a crime.

        Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

        Summary conviction penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years and a fine of $24 000.

        [Section 24 amended: No. 30 of 2006 s. 14.]