Section 18: Any person who, directly or indirectly, intimidates or uses physical force, or improperly persuades or coerces another person with the intent to—

18. Any person who, directly or indirectly, intimidates or uses physical force, or improperly persuades or coerces another person with the intent to—

(a) influence, delay or prevent the testimony of that person or another person as a witness in a trial, hearing or other proceedings before any court, judicial officer, committee, commission or any officer authorised by law to hear evidence or take testimony; or

(b) cause or induce any person to—

(i) testify in a particular way or fashion or in an untruthful manner in a trial, hearing or other proceedings before any court, judicial officer, committee, commission or officer authorised by law to hear evidence or take testimony;

(ii) withhold testimony or to withhold a record, document, police docket or other object at such trial, hearing or proceedings;

(iii) give or withhold information relating to any aspect at any such trial, hearing or proceedings;

(iv) alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal a record, document, police docket or other object with the intent to impair the availability of such record, document, police docket or other object for use at such trial, hearing or proceedings;

(v) give or withhold information relating to or contained in a police docket;

(vi) evade legal process summoning that person to appear as a witness or to produce any record, document, police docket or other object at such trial, hearing or proceedings; or

(vii) be absent from such trial, hearing or other proceedings, is guilty of the offence of unacceptable conduct relating to a witness.

## Intentional interference with, hindering or obstruction of investigation of offence