Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:35
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 35
Character Range: 1293848–1294971

35  Giving false testimony
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person gives false testimony touching a matter; and
 (b) the person does so:
 (i) in a judicial proceeding; or
 (ii) with the intention of instituting a judicial proceeding; and
 (c) the matter is material in the judicial proceeding; and
 (d) the judicial proceeding is a federal judicial proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
 (2) Strict liability applies to the paragraph (1)(c) element of the offence.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (3) Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1)(d) element of the offence.
Note: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.
 (4) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial:
 (a) whether the testimony is given:
 (i) on oath or not on oath; or
 (ii) orally or in writing; or
 (b) whether the court or judicial tribunal to which the testimony is given:
 (i) is properly constituted; or
 (ii) is held in the proper place; or
 (c) whether the person who gave the testimony is a competent witness; or
 (d) whether the testimony is admissible.