Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:36
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 36
Character Range: 1294971–1295486

36  Fabricating evidence
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person:
 (i) fabricates evidence; or
 (ii) makes use of fabricated evidence; and
 (b) the person does so with the intention of misleading a court or judicial tribunal in a judicial proceeding; and
 (c) the judicial proceeding is a federal judicial proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
 (2) Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1)(c) element of the offence.
Note: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.