Improper use or possession of an Australian travel document
32 Improper use or possession of an Australian travel document
A person commits an offence if:
the person uses an Australian travel document in connection with travel or identification; and
the document has been cancelled.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
A person commits an offence if:
the person uses an Australian travel document in connection with travel or identification; and
the document was not issued to the person.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
A person commits an offence if:
the person provides another person with an Australian travel document that was issued to the first‑mentioned person; and
the person is reckless as to whether the document is or will be used by the other person in connection with travel or identification.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
A person commits an offence if:
the person has possession or control of an Australian travel document; and
the person knows that the document was not issued to the person.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) do not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
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