Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 57

57 False evidence before Parliament

(1) A person who, during an examination before the Legislative Assembly or a committee, knowingly gives a false answer to a lawful and relevant question put to the person during the examination commits a crime.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—7 years imprisonment.

(2) A person can not be arrested without warrant.

(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a member of the Legislative Assembly does not give an answer during an examination before the Legislative Assembly only because the member answers a question during Question Time, a debate or the conduct of other daily business of the Legislative Assembly.

(4) A person can not be convicted of an offence under this section on the uncorroborated testimony of 1 witness.

(5) In this section—

"committee" see the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 , schedule .

"person" includes a member of the Legislative Assembly.

"proceedings in the Assembly" see the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 , section 9 and schedule .