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Criminal Code Act 1924
265False accounting by public officer
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265 False accounting by public officer
Any public officer charged with the receipt, custody, or management of any part of the public revenue or property who knowingly furnishes any false statement or return of any money or property received by him or entrusted to his care, or of any balance of money in his possession or under his control, is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Falsely accounting as a public officer.