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Criminal Code Act 1924
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290 Personating public officers
Any person who, with intent to defraud or to exercise any unlawful authority, personates any public officer, or falsely represents himself to be a public officer, is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Personating [or falsely assuming authority of] a public officer.