New Zealand

Crimes Act 1961

Part 6
Crimes affecting the administration of law and justice

Misleading justice

111 False statements or declarations

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who, on any occasion on which he is required or permitted by law to make any statement or declaration before any officer or person authorised by law to take or receive it, or before any notary public to be certified by him as such notary, makes a statement or declaration that would amount to perjury if made on oath in a judicial proceeding.

Keywords

Giving false testimony



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