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Criminal Code Act 1983
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213 Intention of permanently depriving
(1) A person (person A) has the intention of permanently depriving
someone else (person B) of property belonging to person B if:
(a) person A appropriates property belonging to person B without
meaning person B to permanently lose the property; and
(b) person A intends to treat the property as person A's own to
dispose of regardless of person B's rights.
(2) For subsection (1), if person A borrows or lends property belonging
to person B, the borrowing or lending may amount to treating the
property as person A's own to dispose of regardless of person B's
rights only if the borrowing or lending is for a period and in
circumstances making it equivalent to an outright taking or disposal.
(3) Without limiting this section, person A parting with property
amounts to person A treating the property as person A's own to
dispose of regardless of person B's rights if:
(a) person A has possession or control (lawfully or not) of
property belonging to person B; and
(b) person A parts with the property under a condition about its
return that person A may not be able to carry out; and
(c) the parting is done for person A's own purposes and without
person B's authority.
(4) This section does not limit the circumstances in which a person can
be taken to have the intention of permanently depriving someone
else of property.