15Possessing filings, clippings etc.

#### 15 Possessing filings, clippings etc. (1) A person shall not have in his or her possession any material that, to his or her knowledge, was obtained by dealing with genuine coin in such a manner as to diminish its weight, whether that material consists of filings, clippings, dust, bullion or diminished coin, is in solution or is in any other form. Penalty: (a) in the case of a person, not being a body corporate—imprisonment for 5 years or 100 penalty units, or both; or (b) in the case of a person, being a body corporate—200 penalty units. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).