PART 1Disclosure of criminal history and other information
Offences relating to Level 1 and Level 2 disclosures
41Falsification of a Level 1 or Level 2 disclosure
(1)
A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to deceive—
(a)
makes a document that purports to be a Level 1 disclosure or a Level 2 disclosure,
(b)
alters a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure,
(c)
uses, or allows another person to use, a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure in a way that suggests that it relates to an individual other than the one who is the subject of the Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure.
(2)
A person commits an offence if the person knowingly makes a false or misleading statement for the purpose of obtaining, or enabling another person to obtain, a Level 1 disclosure or Level 2 disclosure.
(3)
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).