Section 253 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

A person who makes a false document with the intention that the person or another will use it—
(a) to induce some person to accept it as genuine, and
(b) because of its being accepted as genuine—
(i) to obtain any property belonging to another, or
(ii) to obtain any financial advantage or cause any financial disadvantage, or
(iii) to influence the exercise of a public duty,
is guilty of the offence of forgery.
Maximum penalty—Imprisonment for 10 years.

Related sections

• s 250 — False document—meaning
• s 251 — Inducing acceptance of false document
• s 252 — Interpretative provisions relating to obtaining property, financial advantage and financial disadvantage
• s 254 — Using false document
• s 255 — Possession of false document
• s 256 — Making or possession of equipment etc for making false documents

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