The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

CRIMINAL CODE SS. 126-131 63
126. Fabricating Evidence. Any person who, with intent to mislead any
tribunal in any judicial proceeding-
(1) Fabricates evidence by any means other than perjury or
counselling or procuring the commission of perjury; or
(2) Knowingly makes use of such fabricated evidence;
is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for
seven years.
The offender cannot be arrested without warrant.
127. CO~U~~~QLI of W~~s$es. Any person who-
(1) Gives, confers, or procures, or promises or offers to give or
confer, or to procure or attempt to procure, any property
or benefit of any kind to, upon, or for, any person, upon
any agreement or understanding that any person called or
to be called as a witness in any judicial proceeding shall
give false testimony or withhold true testimony; or
(2) Attempts by any other means to induce a person called or
to be called as a witness in any judicial proceeding to give
false testimony or to withold true testimony; or
(3) Asks, receives, or obtains, or agrees or attempts to receive or
obtain, any property or benefit of any kind for himself or
any other person, upon any agreement or understanding that
any person shall as a witness in any judicial proceeding give
false testimony or withhold true testimony;
is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for
seven years.
The offender cannot be arrested without warrant.
ecelivhg Witnesses. Any person who practices any fraud or deceit,
or knowingly makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token,
or writing, to any person called or to be called as a witness in any judicial
proceeding, with intent to affect the testimony of such person as a
witness, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment with
hard labour for three years.
129. IPestar~ying Evi~~~c~* Any person who, knowing that any book,
document, or other thing of any kind, is or may be required in evidence
in a judicial proceeding, wilfully destroys it or renders it illegible or
undecipherable or incapable of identification, with intent thereby to
prevent it from being used in evidence; is guilty of a misdemeanour,
and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for three years.
130. Preventing Witnesses from Atten g. Any person who wilfully
prevents or attempts to prevent any person who has been duly summoned
to attend as a witness before any court or tribunal from attending as a
witness, or from producing anything in evidence pursuant to the subpEna
or summons, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment
for me year.
131. Conspiracy to bring False Accusation. Any person who conspires
with another to charge any person or cause any person to be charged
with any offence, whether alleged to have been committed in Queensland,