Section 333 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Subornation of perjury

(1) A person who procures, persuades, induces or otherwise causes a person to give false testimony the giving of which is perjury is guilty of subornation of perjury and liable to imprisonment for 7 years.
(2) A person who commits subornation of perjury intending to procure the conviction or acquittal of any person of any serious indictable offence is liable to imprisonment for 14 years.

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Related sections

s 330 — False statement on oath not amounting to perjury
s 331 — Contradictory statements on oath
s 332 — Certain technical defects provided for
s 334 — General provisions applicable to perjury and false statement offences
s 335 — False statements in evidence on commission
s 336 — False entry on public register

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