62Dishonestly representing conferral of police awards

#### 62 Dishonestly representing conferral of police awards (1) A person commits an offence if the person dishonestly represents that a police award has been conferred on the person. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months. Police award (2) For the purposes of this section, a police award is an award, commendation, citation, medal or other decoration (however described) that has been or may be conferred on the Commissioner or an AFP appointee for police services that are provided by the Commissioner or AFP appointee. Dishonesty (3) For the purposes of this section, dishonest means: (a) dishonest according to the standards of ordinary people; and (b) known by the defendant to be dishonest according to the standards of ordinary people. (4) In a prosecution for an offence against this section, the determination of dishonesty is a matter for the trier of fact.