Section 323 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

A person who does any act—
(a) intending to procure, persuade, induce or otherwise cause any person called or to be called as a witness in any judicial proceeding to give false evidence or withhold true evidence or to not attend as a witness or not produce any thing in evidence pursuant to a summons or subpoena, or
(b) intending, other than by the production of evidence and argument in open court, to influence any person (whether or not a particular person) in the person’s conduct as a juror in any judicial proceeding, whether he or she has been sworn as a juror or not,
is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.

Related sections

• s 320 — Extended meaning of “giving evidence”
• s 321 — Corruption of witnesses and jurors
• s 322 — Threats or intimidation—judges and other persons connected with judicial proceedings
• s 324 — Increased penalty if serious indictable offence involved
• s 325 — Preventing, obstructing or dissuading witness or juror from attending etc
• s 326 — Reprisals—judges and other persons connected with judicial proceedings

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