Section 4B — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Dishonesty

(1) In this Act—
dishonest means dishonest according to the standards of ordinary people and known by the defendant to be dishonest according to the standards of ordinary people.
(2) In a prosecution for an offence, dishonesty is a matter for the trier of fact.

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