Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060:section:8:p260
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 260/268)
Character Range: 1030513–1033264

Court; or
 (b) withhold true evidence at such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

268.106  Corrupting witnesses or interpreters
 (1) A person commits an offence if the person provides, or offers or promises to provide, a benefit to another person with the intention that the other person or a third person will:
 (a) not attend as a witness at a proceeding before the International Criminal Court; or
 (b) give false evidence at such a proceeding; or
 (c) withhold true evidence at such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
 (2) A person commits an offence if the person asks for, or receives or agrees to receive, a benefit for himself, herself or another person with the intention that he, she or another person will:
 (a) not attend as a witness at a proceeding before the International Criminal Court; or
 (b) give false evidence at such a proceeding; or
 (c) withhold true evidence at such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
 (3) A person commits an offence if the person provides, or offers or promises to provide, a benefit to another person with the intention that the other person or a third person will:
 (a) not attend as an interpreter at a proceeding before the International Criminal Court; or
 (b) give a false or misleading interpretation as an interpreter at such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

268.107  Threatening witnesses or interpreters
 (1) A person commits an offence if the person causes or threatens to cause any detriment to another person with the intention that the other person or a third person will:
 (a) not attend as a witness at a proceeding before the International Criminal Court; or
 (b) give false evidence at such a proceeding; or
 (c) withhold true evidence at such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
 (2) A person commits an offence if the person causes or threatens to cause any detriment to another person with the intention that the other person or a third person will:
 (a) not attend as an interpreter at a proceeding before the International Criminal Court; or
 (b) give a false or misleading interpretation as an interpreter in such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.

268.108  Preventing witnesses or interpreters
 (1) A person commits an offence if the person, by his or her conduct, intentionally prevents another person from attending as a witness or interpreter at a proceeding before the International Criminal Court.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
 (2) This section does not apply to conduct that constitutes an offence against section 268.105, 268.106, 268.107, 268.109 or 268.110.

268.109  Preventing production of things in evidence
  A person commits an offence if the person, by his or her conduct,