Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060:section:8:p188
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 188/268)
Character Range: 840479–843156

(i) to dishonestly cause a computer, a machine or an electronic device to respond to the document as if the document were genuine; and
 (ii) if it is so responded to, to dishonestly obtain a gain, dishonestly cause a loss, or dishonestly influence the exercise of a public duty or function; and
 (b) the response is in connection with the operations of a Commonwealth entity.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
 (4) In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3), it is not necessary to prove that the defendant knew that the response was in connection with the operations of a Commonwealth entity.
 (5) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person makes a false document with the intention that the person or another will use it:
 (i) to dishonestly induce a third person to accept it as genuine; and
 (ii) if it is so accepted, to dishonestly obtain a gain, dishonestly cause a loss, or dishonestly influence the exercise of a public duty or function; and
 (b) the false document is a false Commonwealth document.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
 (6) In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (5), it is not necessary to prove that the defendant knew that the false document was a false Commonwealth document.
 (7) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person makes a false document with the intention that the person or another will use it:
 (i) to dishonestly cause a computer, a machine or an electronic device to respond to the document as if the document were genuine; and
 (ii) if it is so responded to, to dishonestly obtain a gain, dishonestly cause a loss, or dishonestly influence the exercise of a public duty or function; and
 (b) the false document is a false Commonwealth document.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
 (8) In a prosecution for an offence against subsection (7), it is not necessary to prove that the defendant knew that the false document was a false Commonwealth document.
 (9) Section 15.4 (extended geographical jurisdiction—category D) applies to an offence against subsection (1), (3), (5) or (7).

Division 145—Offences relating to forgery

145.1  Using forged document
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person knows that a document is a false document and uses it with the intention of:
 (i) dishonestly inducing another person in the other person's capacity as a public official to accept it as genuine; and
 (ii) if it is so accepted, dishonestly obtaining a gain, dishonestly causing a loss, or dishonestly influencing the exercise of a public duty or function; and
 (b) the capacity is a capacity as a Commonwealth public official.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.
 (2) In a prosecution for