Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

CHAPTER 3 - INFORMATION GATHERING  

PART 3-1 - EXAMINATIONS  

Division 4 - Offences  

Note:

In addition to the offences in this Division, there are other offences that may be relevant to examinations, such as sections 137.1 (false or misleading information) and 137.2 (false or misleading documents) of the Criminal Code .

SECTION 197A  

197A   Giving false or misleading answers or documents  

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A person commits an offence if:

(a)    the person is attending an *examination; and

(b)    the person gives an answer or produces a document in the examination; and

(c)    the answer or document:

(i) is false or misleading; or

(ii) omits any matter or thing without which it is misleading.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 300 penalty units, or both.

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History

S 197A amended by No 3 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 6 item 3, by substituting " 5 years or 300 " for " 2 years or 120 " in the penalty, effective 17 February 2021.

S 197A inserted by No 4 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 1 item 116, effective 20 February 2010.

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