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Migration Act 1958
236Offences relating to visas
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236 Offences relating to visas
(a) the person uses a visa with the intention of:
(i) travelling to Australia; or
(ii) remaining in Australia; or
(iii) identifying himself or herself; and
(b) the visa is a visa that was granted to another person.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person has a visa in his or her possession or under his or her control; and
(b) the visa is a visa that was not granted to the person.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
(4) The fault element for paragraph (2)(a) is intention.
Note: Section 5.2 of the Criminal Code defines intention.