South Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 241A

241A—False or misleading information entered into electronic court management system

        (1)         A person who enters information into an ECMS knowing that the information is false or misleading is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

        (2)         A person who provides information to another person knowing that the information—

            (a)         is false or misleading; and

            (b)         will be, or is likely to be, provided to a court (whether by use of an ECMS or otherwise),

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

        (3)         In this section—

"court" includes a body prescribed by the regulations;

"ECMS" means an electronic court management system prescribed by the regulations;

"enters information into an ECMS" includes—

            (a)         uploads information or documents; or

            (b)         takes any other action prescribed by the regulations;

"information" means information, or information of a kind, prescribed by the regulations.