Group
Subdivision

156 Offences against justice procedures

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Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC)
Reference period
2011
Released
2/06/2011

Subdivision 156 Offences against justice procedures

An act or omission prejudicial to the effective carrying out of justice procedures other than justice orders.

This subdivision is further disaggregated on the basis of subset streams of justice procedures.

Offences in this subdivision are classified into the following groups:

1561 Subvert the course of justice

1562 Resist or hinder police officer or justice official

1563 Prison regulation offences

1569 Offences against justice procedures, nec

1561 Subvert the course of justice

An act intended to mislead or impede justice proceedings.

Inclusions:

Perjury (e.g. false testimony, unlawful oath)

Bribe or dishonestly attempt to influence a witness, juror or any justice official

Prevent witness from attending court

Threat against a witness

Destroy or damage evidence

Fabricate or use fabricated evidence

Conspiracy to obstruct justice

Deceive witness

Exclusions:

Bribery of a government official other than a justice official. These are coded to Group 1542, Bribery involving government officials.

Impersonate a justice official. These are coded to Group 0932, Misrepresentation of professional status.

Contempt of court not involving the perversion of justice proceedings. These are coded to Group 1569, Offences against justice procedures, nec.

1562 Resist or hinder police officer or justice official

An act with the intent of resisting or hindering the directions of a police officer or other justice official in the conduct of their lawful duty.

Inclusions:

Fail to comply with the direction of an authorised police officer or justice official

Give false name to a police officer or justice official

Fail to state name/address on request, to a police officer or justice official

Exclusions:

Assault of police officers or justice officials. These are coded to Group 0211, Serious assault resulting in injury or Group 0212, Serious assault not resulting in injury.

1563 Prison regulation offences

Offences against guidelines regulating conduct within prisons and/or detention centres.

Inclusions:

Possess contraband

Supply contraband

Contravene institutional order

1569 Offences against justice procedures, nec

Offences against justice procedures not elsewhere classified in Subdivision 156, Offences against justice procedures.

Inclusions:

Accessory after the fact

Misprision (concealing knowledge) of felony

Contempt of court, not involving the perversion of justice proceedings (e.g. interrupt/disrupt court proceedings)

Make false report to police

Fail to appear before court

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