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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against rights of property - Receiving

247: Punishment of receiving

You could also call this:

“This law explains how people who keep stolen things can be sent to jail, with longer sentences for more expensive items.”

If you receive stolen property, you can be punished based on how much the property is worth. Here’s what can happen:

If the property is worth more than $1,000, you could go to prison for up to 7 years.

If the property is worth more than $500 but not more than $1,000, you could go to prison for up to 1 year.

If the property is worth $500 or less, you could go to prison for up to 3 months.

Remember, receiving stolen property is against the law, no matter how much it’s worth.

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Part 10 Crimes against rights of property
Receiving

247Punishment of receiving

  1. Every person who is guilty of receiving is liable as follows:

  2. if the value of the property received exceeds $1,000, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years:
    1. if the value of the property received exceeds $500 but does not exceed the sum of $1,000, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 year:
      1. if the value of the property received does not exceed $500, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.

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        Notes
        • Section 247: replaced, on , by section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).