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228: Dishonestly taking or using document
or “Taking or using papers that don't belong to you to get something you want is against the law.”
You could also call this:

“Making or changing things to help people steal or cheat is against the law.”

If you design, make, or change goods to help someone commit a dishonest crime, you can go to prison for up to 3 years. This means if you create or alter things with the purpose of making it easier for someone to commit a crime that involves being dishonest, you’re breaking the law. The police and courts take this very seriously, which is why there’s a possibility of spending time in prison if you do this.

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Next up: 228B: Possessing, selling, or disposing of goods designed, manufactured, or adapted with intent to facilitate commission of crimes involving dishonesty

or “It's against the law to have, sell, or give away things made to help people steal or cheat.”
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Part 10 Crimes against rights of property
Unlawful taking

228ADesigning, manufacturing, or adapting goods with intent to facilitate commission of crimes involving dishonesty

  1. Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who designs, manufactures, or adapts goods with intent to facilitate the commission of a crime involving dishonesty.

Notes
  • Section 228A: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 95).