32A

Possessing false Australian travel documents

Current

(1)

A person commits an offence if:

(a)

the person has possession or control of a document; and

(b)

the person knows that the document is a false Australian travel document.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note:

The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

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