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Australian Passports Act 2005
35Dishonestly obtaining an Australian travel document
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35 Dishonestly obtaining an Australian travel document
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person obtains an Australian travel document; and (b) the person does so: (i) dishonestly; or (ii) by threats.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
(2) In a prosecution for an offence against this section, the determination of dishonesty is a matter for the trier of fact. (3) In this section:
obtain includes:
(a) obtain for another person; and
(b) induce a third person to do something that results in another person obtaining.
threat includes a threat that is:
(a) express or implied; or
(b) conditional or unconditional.