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Crimes (Currency) Act 1981

No. 122, 1981

Compilation No. 10

Compilation date:   11 May 2018

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 31, 2018

Registered:    23 May 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 May 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Extension of Act to Territories
5 Extra‑territorial operation of Act
5A Application of the Criminal Code
Part II—Offences
6 Making counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
7 Uttering counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
8 Buying or selling non‑excepted counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
9 Possessing counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
10 Import and export of counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
11 Instruments and material used for counterfeiting
12 Persons shall not import or export instruments for counterfeiting etc.
13 Conveying instruments or materials from premises
14 Information with respect to counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
15 Possessing filings, clippings etc.
16 Defacing or destroying current coins or current paper money
17 Selling defaced coins or paper money
18 Possessing defaced coins or paper money
19 Persons not to design, make, print or distribute material of certain kinds
20 Import and export of