South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) Where—
(a) a
person makes a false representation—
(i)
to a police officer; or
(ii)
to a person who is not a police officer knowing that it
is likely that the representation will be communicated by that person to a
police officer,
knowing the representation to be false; and
(b) the
representation is such as would reasonably call for investigation by the
police,
the person by whom the representation was made is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) Upon convicting a
person of an offence against this section, the court may order the convicted
person to pay to the complainant a reasonable sum for the expenses of or
incidental to any investigation made by a police officer as a result of the
false representation.
(3) An amount received
by the complainant under this section must be paid to the Treasurer in aid of
the Consolidated Account.