72Forgery etc. of documents and identification marks

72 Forgery etc. of documents and identification marks S. 72(1) amended by Nos 5/2016 s. 36(Sch. 1 item 39), 46/2024 s. 35(1). (1) A person is guilty of an offence if that person— (a) forges; or (b) fraudulently alters or uses; or (c) fraudulently lends or allows to be used by any other person— any notice, registration label, certificate, driver licence document, learner permit document or other document or any identifying number or general identification mark that is authorised by or required by or under this Act. S. 72(1A) inserted by No. 81/2006 s. 46. (1A) A person is guilty of an offence if that person— (a) forges; or (b) fraudulently alters or uses; or (c) fraudulently lends or allows to be used by any other person— any vehicle identifier, engine identification number, identification plate, manufacturer's build plate or any other plate, label or mark that uniquely identifies a vehicle and sets it apart from similar vehicles. 1. 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months. S. 72(2) amended by Nos 5/2016 s. 36(Sch. 1 item 39), 46/2024 s. 35(2). (2) A person is guilty of an offence if that person makes, uses, knowingly has custody or possession of, sells or utters any paper, other material or digital document purporting to be a notice, registration label, certificate, driver licence document, learner permit document or other document or any identifying number or general identification mark that is authorised or required by or under this Act. (3) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section by reason only that the person makes or uses an identifying number in such circumstances as are prescribed. S. 72(4) inserted by No. 46/2024 s. 35(3). (4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a digital document is in the custody or possession of a person if the person has the document readily accessible from an electronic device in that person's custody or possession. S. 72(5) inserted by No. 46/2024 s. 35(3). (5) A person does not have a document readily accessible only because— (a) the document is stored on the Internet; and (b) the person has a device that is capable of accessing the Internet. S. 73 amended by No. 44/1989 s. 41(Sch. 2 item 34.4).