Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 3 Offences against the administration of law and justice, against office and againstpublic authorityChapter 16 Offences relating to the administration of justice126 Fabricating evidence[s 126](1) Any person who, with intent to mislead any tribunal in anyjudicial proceeding—(a) fabricates evidence by any means other than perjury orcounselling or procuring the commission of perjury; or(b) knowingly makes use of such fabricated evidence;is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.(2) The offender can not be arrested without warrant.127 Corruption of witnesses(1) Any person who—(a) gives, confers, or procures, or promises or offers to giveor confer, or to procure or attempt to procure, anyproperty or benefit of any kind to, upon, or for, anyperson, upon any agreement or understanding that anyperson called or to be called as a witness in any judicialproceeding shall give false testimony or withhold truetestimony; or(b) attempts by any other means to induce a person called orto be called as a witness in any judicial proceeding togive false testimony or to withhold true testimony; or(c) asks for, receives, or obtains, or agrees or attempts toreceive or obtain, any property or benefit of any kind forhimself, herself or any other person, upon anyagreement or understanding that any person shall as awitness in any judicial proceeding give false testimonyor withhold true testimony;is guilty of a crime, and is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.(2) The offender can not be arrested without warrant.Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 105