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336Passing valueless cheques
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336 Passing valueless cheques (a) the person obtains property, a financial advantage or other benefit from someone else by passing a cheque; and
Summary offences for pt 3.3 Division 3.3.4 (i) does not have reasonable grounds for believing that the cheque will be paid in full on presentation; or (ii) intends to dishonestly obtain the property, financial advantage or benefit from someone else. (2) A person may be found guilty of an offence against this section even though, when the cheque was passed, there were some funds to the credit of the account on which the cheque was drawn.
Part 3.4 False or misleading statements, information and documents