sec.108Forgery and uttering

sec.108 Forgery and uttering

A person must not— forge an official general gaming document; or knowingly utter a forged official general gaming document. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. A person must not connive at the commission of an offence against subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. A person forges a document if the person makes a false document, knowing it to be false, with the intention that— it may be used or acted on to the detriment or benefit of a person; or a person may, in the belief it is genuine, be induced to do, or refrain from doing, something. Without limiting subsection (3) , a genuine document may become a false document because of— an alteration of the document in a material respect; or an addition to the body of the document in a material respect; or an addition of a false date, signature, attestation, seal or other material matter. A person knowingly utters a forged document if the person utters the document knowing that it is a forged document with the intention that— it may be used or acted on to the detriment or benefit of a person; or a person may, in the belief it is genuine, be induced to do, or refrain from doing, something. In this section— official general gaming document means— a ticket for a game; or a general licence; or an inspector’s identity card. utter , a document, means— use or deal with the document; or attempt to use or deal with the document; or induce a person to use, deal with or act on the document; or attempt to induce a person to use, deal with or act on the document. (sec.108-ssec.1) A person must not— forge an official general gaming document; or knowingly utter a forged official general gaming document. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.108-ssec.2) A person must not connive at the commission of an offence against subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.108-ssec.3) A person forges a document if the person makes a false document, knowing it to be false, with the intention that— it may be used or acted on to the detriment or benefit of a person; or a person may, in the belief it is genuine, be induced to do, or refrain from doing, something. (sec.108-ssec.4) Without limiting subsection (3) , a genuine document may become a false document because of— an alteration of the document in a material respect; or an addition to the body of the document in a material respect; or an addition of a false date, signature, attestation, seal or other material matter. (sec.108-ssec.5) A person knowingly utters a forged document if the person utters the document knowing that it is a forged document with the intention that— it may be used or acted on to the detriment or benefit of a person; or a person may, in the belief it is genuine, be induced to do, or refrain from doing, something. (sec.108-ssec.6) In this section— official general gaming document means— a ticket for a game; or a general licence; or an inspector’s identity card. utter , a document, means— use or deal with the document; or attempt to use or deal with the document; or induce a person to use, deal with or act on the document; or attempt to induce a person to use, deal with or act on the document.