s 27X
In forceFalse or misleading information in applications or reports
Part 3ACovert search warrants
Division 5Miscellaneous matters
27X False or misleading information in applications or reports
(1)
A police officer must not, in relation to an application for a covert search warrant or a report, give information to a Supreme
Court Judge the officer knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2)
This section applies to an application for a special warrant as well as an application for a covert search warrant made in person.
(3)
This section applies whether or not the information given is also verified on oath or by affidavit.
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