Section 162 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Larceny etc by joint owners

Whosoever, being a member of any copartnership, or being one of two, or more, joint owners, steals, or embezzles, any property of, or belonging to, such copartnership, or joint owners, may be convicted of, and punished for, the offence as if he or she was not a member of the copartnership, or one of such joint owners.
Copartnership shall, for the purposes of this section, include all corporations and societies whatsoever.

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Related sections

s 159 — Larceny by persons in Public Service
s 160 — Embezzlement etc by persons in the Public Service
s 161 — Proof of general deficiency in accounts
s 163 — Trial for embezzlement—verdict of larceny
s 187 — Term “stealing” in sections 188 and 189
s 188 — Receiving stolen property where stealing a serious indictable offence

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