Criminal Code 2002

A person commits an offence if—

the person obtains property, a financial advantage or other benefit from someone else by passing a cheque; and

the person—

does not have reasonable grounds for believing that the cheque will be paid in full on presentation; or

intends to dishonestly obtain the property, financial advantage or benefit from someone else.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

A person may be found guilty of an offence against this section even though, when the cheque was passed, there were some funds to the credit of the account on which the cheque was drawn.

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