NO LAWFUL OATH

What Actually Happened

148.1 Impersonation of an official by a non-official

(1) A person other than a Commonwealth public official commits an offence if:

(a) on a particular occasion, the person impersonates another person in that other person’s capacity as a Commonwealth public official; and

(b) the first-mentioned person does so knowing it to be in circumstances when the official is likely to be on duty; and

(c) the first-mentioned person does so with intent to deceive.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.

(2) A person other than a Commonwealth public official commits an offence if:

(a) the person falsely represents himself or herself to be a Commonwealth public official in a particular capacity; and

(b) the person does so in the course of doing an act, or attending a place, in the assumed capacity of such an official.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.