Against the Administration of Law and Justice
Offences against the administration of justice are contained in Part IV of the Criminal Code. This part of the Code includes offences that bring the administration of justice into disrepute include failure to comply offences, public mischief, perjury and obstruction of justice. These charges are laid where the offender has unlawfully interfered in some way with the administration of justice.
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