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Clause 38 Requirements for informant's statement in preliminary brief

(1)A statement by the informant in a preliminary brief must be—

(a)in the form of an affidavit; or

(b)signed by the informant and contain an acknowledgment signed in the presence of a person referred to in Schedule 3 that the statement is true and correct and is made in the belief that a person making a false statement in the circumstances is liable to the penalties of perjury; or

(c)in a form, and attested to in a manner, prescribed by the rules of court.

(2)An informant who acknowledges a statement referred to in subsection (1) which the informant knows at the time to be false is liable to the penalties of perjury.

See section 314 of the Crimes Act 1958 for the offence of perjury.