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Criminal Code Act 1924
291Falsely acknowledging deeds, recognizances, &c.
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291 Falsely acknowledging deeds, recognizances, &c.
Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, makes, in the name of any other person, before any court or person lawfully authorized to take the same, an acknowledgment of liability of any kind, or of a deed or other instrument, is guilty of a crime.
Charge: Falsely acknowledging a liability [or an instrument].