False or misleading evidence
38 False or misleading evidence
A person appearing as a witness at an examination before the Chief Examiner must not give evidence that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
A person must not produce to the Chief Examiner in accordance with a witness summons a document or other thing that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular without indicating the respect in which it is false or misleading and, if practicable, providing correct information.
A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).
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