Northern Territory Numbered Acts

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AMENDMENT ACT 2018 (NO 5 OF 2018) - SECT 22

Sections 45 and 46

repeal, insert

45     False or misleading evidence

A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     the person intentionally gives evidence at a hearing before a Commission; and

    (b)     the evidence is false or misleading in a material particular and the person has knowledge of that circumstance.

Maximum penalty:     200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.

46     Obstructing or hindering Commission

A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     the person knows:

        (i)     a Commission is conducting an inquiry; or

        (ii)     a Commissioner is acting in an official capacity; and

    (b)     the person intentionally:

        (i)     obstructs or hinders the Commission or Commissioner; or

        (ii)     disrupts a hearing before the Commission.

Maximum penalty:     100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.