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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against public order - Offence of oath to commit offence

85: Use of apparatus for making seditious documents or statements

You could also call this:

“It used to be against the law to use machines or tools to make things that could upset people about the government, but this rule doesn't exist anymore.”

This law used to be about making things that could cause trouble for the government, but it doesn’t exist anymore. The government got rid of it on 1 January 2008. If you want to know more about why they removed it, you can look at section 5 of a law called the Crimes (Repeal of Seditious Offences) Amendment Act 2007.

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Part 5 Crimes against public order
Offence of oath to commit offence

85Use of apparatus for making seditious documents or statements (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 85: repealed, on , by section 5 of the Crimes (Repeal of Seditious Offences) Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 96).