Dishonestly obtaining an Australian travel document

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(1)

A person commits an offence if:

(a)

the person obtains an Australian travel document; and

(b)

the person does so:

(i)

dishonestly; or

(ii)

by threats.

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

(2)

In a prosecution for an offence against this section, the determination of dishonesty is a matter for the trier of fact.

(3)

In this section:

obtain includes:

(a)

obtain for another person; and

(b)

induce a third person to do something that results in another person obtaining.

threat includes a threat that is:

(a)

express or implied; or

(b)

conditional or unconditional.

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