Chapter 8—Offences against humanity and related offences
Division 268—Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes against the administration of the justice of the International Criminal Court
Subdivision J—Crimes against the administration of the justice of the International Criminal Court
268.103 Falsifying evidence
(1) A person commits an offence if the person makes false evidence with the intention of:
(a) influencing a decision on the institution of a proceeding before the International Criminal Court; or
(b) influencing the outcome of such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) uses evidence that is false evidence and that the person believes is false evidence; and
(b) is reckless as to whether or not the use of the evidence could:
(i) influence a decision on the institution of a proceeding before the International Criminal Court; or
(ii) influence the outcome of such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
(3) For the purposes of this section, making evidence includes altering evidence, but does not include perjury.
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Criminal Code Act 1995
Chapter 8—Offences against humanity and related offences
Division 268—Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes against the administration of the justice of the International Criminal Court
Subdivision J—Crimes against the administration of the justice of the International Criminal Court
268.103 Falsifying evidence
(1) A person commits an offence if the person makes false evidence with the intention of:
(a) influencing a decision on the institution of a proceeding before the International Criminal Court; or
(b) influencing the outcome of such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) uses evidence that is false evidence and that the person believes is false evidence; and
(b) is reckless as to whether or not the use of the evidence could:
(i) influence a decision on the institution of a proceeding before the International Criminal Court; or
(ii) influence the outcome of such a proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
(3) For the purposes of this section, making evidence includes altering evidence, but does not include perjury.
Part 4—Other requests by ICC
Division 14—Identification, tracing, and freezing or seizure, of proceeds of crimes within the jurisdiction of the ICC
Subdivision D—Notices to financial institutions
91 Making false statements in applications
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person makes a statement (whether orally, in a document or in any other way); and
(b) the statement:
(i) is false or misleading; or
(ii) omits any matter or thing without which the statement is misleading; and
(c) the statement is made in, or in connection with, a notice under section 88.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(b) Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged;