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Crimes Act 1958
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82 Obtaining financial advantage by deception
S. 82(1) amended by Nos 9576 s. 11(1), 49/1991 s. 119(1)
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 59).
(1) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains for himself or another any financial advantage is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).
(2) For purposes of this section deception has the same meaning as in section 81.
S. 83 amended by Nos 7184 s. 2, 7705 s. 10, 7876 s. 2(3), 7994 s. 5, 8280 s. 11(1)–(3), substituted by No. 8425 s. 2(1)(b).