120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months. 53 Making false reports to police etc. No. 6337 s. 189A. (1) Any person who falsely and with knowledge of S. 53(1) amended by the falsity of the report voluntarily reports or Nos 9554 causes to be reported to any police officer or to a s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 341), protective services officer that an act has been 9642 s. 2(1), done or an event has occurred, which act or event 8/1998 s. 5(1), as so reported is such as calls for an investigation 43/2011 by a police officer or a protective services officer s. 52(1), 37/2014 shall be guilty of an offence. s. 10(Sch. item 160.18). 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)— S. 53(2) substituted by No. 9642 (a) in respect of a report by any voluntarily, s. 2(2). person, means— (i) of that person's own motion and volition; and (ii) otherwise than in the course of an S. 53(2)(a)(ii) amended by interrogation made by a police officer Nos 43/2011 or a protective services officer; and s. 52(2)(a), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 160.18). (b) includes creating any S. 53(2)(b) causes to be reported amended by circumstances or doing any acts for the Nos 43/2011 purpose of inducing or which induce some s. 52(2)(b)(c), 37/2014 other person to report to a police officer or to s. 10(Sch. a protective services officer that an act has item 160.18). been done or event occurred which calls for investigation by a police officer or a protective services officer.
120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months. No. 6337 s. 189A. 53 Making false reports to police etc. S. 53(1) amended by Nos 9554 s. 2(2)(Sch. 2 item 341), 9642 s. 2(1), 8/1998 s. 5(1), 43/2011 s. 52(1), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 160.18). (1) Any person who falsely and with knowledge of the falsity of the report voluntarily reports or causes to be reported to any police officer or to a protective services officer that an act has been done or an event has occurred, which act or event as so reported is such as calls for an investigation by a police officer or a protective services officer shall be guilty of an offence. 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year. S. 53(2) substituted by No. 9642 s. 2(2). (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)— (a) voluntarily, in respect of a report by any person, means— (i) of that person's own motion and volition; and S. 53(2)(a)(ii) amended by Nos 43/2011 s. 52(2)(a), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 160.18). (ii) otherwise than in the course of an interrogation made by a police officer or a protective services officer; and S. 53(2)(b) amended by Nos 43/2011 s. 52(2)(b)(c), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 160.18). (b) causes to be reported includes creating any circumstances or doing any acts for the purpose of inducing or which induce some other person to report to a police officer or to a protective services officer that an act has been done or event occurred which calls for investigation by a police officer or a protective services officer.
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