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Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against rights of property - Arson, damage, and waste

275: Counterfeiting stamps

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“This rule about making fake stamps is no longer used because it was removed from the law.”

You cannot make fake stamps anymore. The law that used to say this was wrong has been removed. This happened on 1 October 2003. The old law was called ‘Counterfeiting stamps’ and it was part of the rules about damaging things. Now, there is no specific law about making fake stamps in this part of the Crimes Act 1961.

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Topics:

Crime and justice > Criminal law

274: Paper or implements for forgery, or

“This used to be about making things that help people copy money or important papers, but it's not a rule anymore.”

276: Falsifying registers, or

“Making fake records in official books is against the law, but this rule is no longer used.”

Part 10 Crimes against rights of property
Arson, damage, and waste

275Counterfeiting stamps (Repealed)

Notes

Section 275: repealed, on 1 October 2003, by section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).