'Use' of a false instrument under s 300(2) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) requires actual deployment of the instrument by the accused, or by an agent or fellow participant in a joint criminal enterprise. Mere presence at the time the instrument is used by another person is insufficient to constitute 'use', though it may support an accessorial charge.
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