Section 251 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Inducing acceptance of false document

(1) In this Part, a reference to inducing a person to accept a false document as genuine includes a reference to causing a machine to respond to the document as if it were a genuine document.
(2) If it is necessary for the purposes of this Part to prove an intent to induce some person to accept a false document as genuine, it is not necessary to prove that the accused intended so to induce a particular person.

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Related sections

s 249N — Obtaining gain or causing loss—meaning
s 249O — Public duty—meaning
s 250 — False document—meaning
s 252 — Interpretative provisions relating to obtaining property, financial advantage and financial disadvantage
s 253 — Forgery—making false document
s 254 — Using false document

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