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 justice[s 128]128 Deceiving witnessesAny person who practises any fraud or deceit, or knowinglymakes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token,or writing, to any person called or to be called as a witness inany judicial proceeding, with intent to affect the testimony ofsuch person as a witness, is guilty of a misdemeanour, and isliable to imprisonment for 3 years.129 Damaging evidence with intentA person who, knowing something is or may be needed inevidence in a judicial proceeding, damages it with intent tostop it being used in evidence commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—7 years imprisonment.130 Preventing witnesses from attendingAny person who wilfully prevents or attempts to prevent anyperson who has been duly summoned to attend as a witnessbefore any court or tribunal from attending as a witness, orfrom producing anything in evidence pursuant to the subpoenaor summons, commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment.131 Conspiracy to bring false accusation(1) Any person who conspires with another to charge any personor cause any person to be charged with any offence, whetheralleged to have been committed in Queensland, or elsewhere,knowing that such person is innocent of the alleged offence,or not believing the person to be guilty of the alleged offence,is guilty of a crime.(2) If the offence is such that a person convicted of it is liable tobe sentenced to imprisonment for life, the offender is liable toimprisonment for life.Page 106 Current as at 1 December 2014