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277: Falsifying extracts from registers
or “It's against the law to change or make up information in official records.”
You could also call this:

“This law used to be about people who made or used fake documents, but it's not part of the rules anymore.”

This section of the law, called ‘Uttering false certificates’, used to be part of the Crimes Act 1961. It was in a part of the law that dealt with arson, damage, and waste. However, this section no longer exists. It was removed from the law on 1 October 2003. The government made this change through another law called the Crimes Amendment Act 2003. If you want to know more about why this change was made, you would need to look at section 15 of that Act.

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or “This law used to be about making fake certificates, but it's not used anymore.”
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Part 10 Crimes against rights of property
Arson, damage, and waste

278Uttering false certificates (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 278: repealed, on , by section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).