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Crimes Act 1961

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

290: Uttering counterfeit coin

You could also call this:

“This law used to be about using fake money, but it's not part of the rules anymore.”

You are not allowed to use counterfeit coins. This means you can’t give fake money to other people or try to use it as if it were real. The law used to have more details about this, but that part has been removed. If you want to know more about the current laws on fake money, you might need to look at other sections of the law.

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

290Uttering counterfeit coin (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 290: repealed, on , by section 15 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39).