Crimes Act 1914

Part VIIA - Offences relating to postal services  

SECTION 85Q   Forgery of postal messages etc.  

(1)    
A person shall not forge a postal message.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

(2)    
A person shall not utter a postal message knowing it to be forged.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

(3)    
A person shall be taken to utter a forged postal message if the person:

(a) tenders it or puts it off; or

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(b) (Repealed by No 24 of 2001)

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(c) uses or deals with it; or

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(d) (Repealed by No 24 of 2001)

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(e) attempts to induce any person to use, deal with, act on or accept it.

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History

S 85Q(3) amended by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 items 111 to 114, by substituting ``off; or'' for ``off;'' in para (a), ``it; or'' for ``it;'' in para (c) and repealing paras (b) and (d). For application provisions, see note under s 3BA. Paras (b) and (d) formerly read:

(b) attempts to tender it or put it off;

(d) attempts to use or deal with it; or

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