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287: Defacing coin
or “This law used to make it illegal to damage or change the way coins look, but it's not a rule anymore.”
You could also call this:

“It used to be against the law to melt down money, but this rule no longer exists.”

You can’t melt coins anymore. This used to be against the law, but that rule was taken out of the Crimes Act 1961 on 1 October 2003. The government decided it wasn’t needed as a crime anymore.

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or “This law used to make it illegal to have fake coins, but it's not a rule anymore.”
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Part 10 Crimes against rights of property
Arson, damage, and waste

288Melting coin (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 288: repealed, on , by section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).