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Crimes Act 1961

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

276: Falsifying registers

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

This law about falsifying registers has been removed. You no longer need to worry about it because it’s not part of the rules anymore. The government took it out of the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 October 2003.

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Crime and justice > Criminal law

275: Counterfeiting stamps, or

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

277: Falsifying extracts from registers, or

“It's against the law to change or make up information in official records.”

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

276Falsifying registers (Repealed)

Notes

Section 276: repealed, on 1 October 2003, by section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).