Section 249NCrimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Obtaining gain or causing loss—meaning

For the purposes of this Part—
(a) a gain means gain in money or other property, whether temporary or permanent, and includes keeping what one has, and obtaining a gain means obtaining a gain for oneself or for another, and
(b) a loss means loss in money or other property, whether temporary or permanent, and includes not getting what one might get, and causing a loss means causing a loss to another.

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