Criminal Code Act 1983
255Possess false document
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 255
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Criminal Code Act 1983.
255 Possess false document (a) the person (person A) has a document in person A's possession; and (b) the document is a false document and person A has (c) person A engages in the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a) (i) to induce another person (person B) to accept it as genuine; and (ii) because person B accepts it as genuine – that person A or another person obtains a gain, causes a loss or influences the exercise of a public duty; and
Criminal Code Act 1983 263 (3) To avoid doubt, for subsection (1)(c)(i), it is not necessary to prove