Offence of making false complaint or giving false information
147 Offence of making false complaint or giving false information
A person must not make a complaint under this Act knowing the complaint to be false.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
A person must not, in the course of the investigation of a misconduct matter under this Act, provide information to any of the following knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular—
the Minister,
a member of the NSW Police Force,
a Commissioner,
the Inspector,
the Independent Commission Against Corruption,
the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption,
the Crime Commission,
the Ombudsman,
a member of Parliament,
the Children’s Guardian, or
a prison officer within the meaning of section 38.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
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