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Criminal Code Act 1924
236Unlawfully dealing with wills and documents of title
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236 Unlawfully dealing with wills and documents of title
Any person who retains, conceals, cancels, or destroys the whole or any part of any will or other testamentary instrument (whether the testator is living or dead), or of any document which is evidence of title to any property, or of any encumbrance over or dealing with any land, with intent to defraud, is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Unlawfully dealing with a testamentary instrument [or document of title].