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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Final and miscellaneous provisions - Offences - Offences in relation to Customs

381: Counterfeit seals, stamps, markings, substances, or devices

You could also call this:

"It's against the law to make or use fake Customs seals, stamps, or markings without permission"

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If you make, use, or have something that copies a Customs seal, stamp, or marking without a good reason, you commit an offence. This includes things like fake substances or devices that look like ones Customs uses. You must have permission or a lawful authority to have these things, or you will break the law.

If you break this law, you can get a fine. If you are an individual, the fine can be up to $5,000. If you are a company, the fine can be up to $25,000. You can find more information about this law by looking at the Customs and Excise Act 2018, which is related to an earlier law from 1996 No 27.

You should know that this law is part of the Customs and Excise Act 2018, which has more details about offences related to Customs, however the details of the act are not included here.

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Part 6Final and miscellaneous provisions
Offences: Offences in relation to Customs

381Counterfeit seals, stamps, markings, substances, or devices

  1. A person commits an offence if the person, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, makes, uses, or has in the person’s possession any counterfeit seal, stamp, marking, substance, or device that imitates or closely resembles any seal, stamp, marking, substance, or device used by Customs for the purposes of this Act.

  2. A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction,—

  3. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $25,000.

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