Special Commissions of Inquiry Act 1983 No 90
Current version for 25 March 2013 to date (accessed 19 May 2013 at 06:38)
Part 4Section 27

27   False and misleading testimony

(1)  Any witness before a Special Commission who gives testimony that is false or misleading in a material particular knowing it to be false or misleading, or not believing it to be true, is guilty of an indictable offence.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

(2)  Sections 331 and 332 of the Crimes Act 1900 apply to proceedings for an offence against this section in the same way as they apply to proceedings for an offence under section 330 of that Act.
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