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In forceMisleading testimony
Part 6Evidence on commission
Division 2Taking within Territory of evidence for proceedings elsewhere
55 Misleading testimony
(1) A person who, in giving any testimony (either orally or in writing) otherwise than on oath where required to do so by an order under section 53, commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally gives testimony to the court or tribunal; and
(b)
the person knows the testimony is misleading.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 14 years.
(2)
In this section:
misleading, in relation to testimony, means testimony that is misleading in a material particular or because of the omission of a material particular.
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