Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (137 of 2000)

Schedule 2   Amendment of other laws

Part 1   Amendments

Navigation Act 1912

291   Section 160

Repeal the section, substitute:

160 Giving false evidence in connection with deceased seamen's property

A person is guilty of an offence if:

(a) the person gives false evidence; and

(b) the person knows that the evidence is false; and

(c) the person does so for the purpose of obtaining, either for himself, herself or for another person, any property of a deceased seaman.

Penalty: 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.