The [name withheld] principle does not preclude a sentencing court from having regard to the fact that perjury was calculated to undermine a complainant's credibility in a sexual assault trial, because the essence of the offence lies in perverting the process by which the offences were to be tried, not the outcome. A complainant in underlying proceedings may be a victim of justice administration offences within s 49 of the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT) where the offences were calculated to undermine their credibility. Attempting to coerce a former spouse to support false evidence constitutes a family violence offence where it involves coercion within the meaning of the Family Violence Act 2016 (ACT).
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