The mere fact that a financial institution does not actively check information conveyed to it does not negate the proposition that the institution relied upon that information for the purposes of establishing causation in a deception offence under s 192E(1)(b) of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). The directed acquittal of co-accused in a joint criminal enterprise is not determinative of whether a separately convicted co-accused's conviction is a miscarriage of justice, particularly where the evidence against each differs materially.
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