24HC
CurrentLiability for false or misleading disclosures unaffected
Part 2AIndependent Parliamentary Standards Commission
Division 8Protections and immunities
24HC Liability for false or misleading disclosures unaffected
(1)
Section 24HB does not apply to civil, criminal or administrative liability (including disciplinary action) for knowingly making a disclosure that is false or misleading.
(2)
Without limiting subsection (1), section 24HB does not apply to liability for:
(a)
an offence against section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code (about false or misleading information or documents) that relates to the disclosure; or
(b)
an offence against section 144.1 or 145.1 of the Criminal Code (about forgery) that relates to the disclosure.
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