Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (137 of 2000)

Schedule 2   Amendment of other laws

Part 1   Amendments

Passports Act 1938

313   Section 9B

Repeal the section, substitute:

9B Falsifying foreign passports etc.

A person is guilty of an offence if the person:

(a) within Australia, falsifies a passport issued by or on behalf of the government of a foreign country; or

(b) within Australia, makes a document that is false within intent that the false document may be used, acted on or accepted as if it were a passport issued by or on behalf of the government of a foreign country.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.