Section 317 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Tampering etc with evidence

A person who, with intent to mislead any judicial tribunal in any judicial proceeding—
(a) suppresses, conceals, destroys, alters or falsifies anything knowing that it is or may be required as evidence in any judicial proceeding, or
(b) fabricates false evidence (other than by perjury or suborning perjury), or
(c) knowingly makes use of fabricated false evidence,
is liable to imprisonment for 10 years.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 315A — Threatening or intimidating victims or witnesses
s 316 — Concealing serious indictable offence
s 316A — Concealing child abuse offence
s 318 — Making or using false official instrument to pervert the course of justice
s 319 — General offence of perverting the course of justice
s 320 — Extended meaning of “giving evidence”

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