Crimes (Currency) Act 1981

A person shall not intentionally convey out of any premises at which the production of genuine coins, genuine paper money or prescribed securities is or was carried on:

any machine, engine, tool, plate, die or other instrument used, or capable of use, in, or in connection with, the manufacture of genuine coins, genuine paper money or prescribed securities or any part of any such instrument;

any bullion, paper, metal, ink, dye or other material used, or capable of use, in, or in connection with, the manufacture of genuine coins, genuine paper money or prescribed securities;

any designs or drawings relating to the making of coins or paper money for issue as current coins or current paper money or for experimental or design purposes in connection with the issue of current coins or current paper money;

any designs or drawings relating to the making of articles for issue as prescribed securities or for experimental or design purposes in connection with the issue of prescribed securities;

any coin or paper money that has been made for the purpose of issue as a current coin or current paper money but has not been so issued;

any coin or paper money that has been made for experimental or design purposes in connection with the issue of a current coin or current paper money; or

any article:

that has been made for the purpose of issue as a prescribed security but has not been so issued; or

that has been made for experimental or design purposes in connection with the issue of a prescribed security.

in the case of a person, not being a body corporate—imprisonment for 10 years; or

in the case of a person, being a body corporate—500 penalty units.

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

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