PART 1

Disclosure of criminal history and other information

Offences relating to Level 1 and Level 2 disclosures

Falsification of a Level 1 or Level 2 disclosure
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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).