Crimes Act 1914

418 Transitional - pre-commencement offences  
418(1)
Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:

(a) an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or

(b) proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or

(c) any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;

as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.

418(2)
Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
419 Transitional - pre-commencement notices  
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If:

(a) a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and

(b) any or all of those other provisions are repealed; and

(c) the first-mentioned provision is amended;

the amendment of the first-mentioned provision does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.

Forgery of Commonwealth documents etc.  
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Any person who forges, or utters knowing it to be forged:

(a) any document issuable by, or deliverable to, the Senate or the House of Representatives, or any officer thereof;

(b) any document issuable by, or deliverable to, any Department of the Commonwealth or any public authority under the Commonwealth, or any Commonwealth officer;

(c) any document issuable by, or deliverable to, the High Court, or any other federal court, or any Justice, judge or officer thereof;

(d) any register or record kept by the Senate or the House of Representatives, or any officer thereof;

(e) any register, book, document or other record kept by any Department of the Commonwealth or any public authority under the Commonwealth or any Commonwealth officer; or

(f) any register or record kept by the High Court or any other federal court, or any officer thereof;

shall be guilty of an indictable offence.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.