Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00528:section:32a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00528
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 32A
Character Range: 47121–47628

32A  Possessing false Australian travel documents
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person has possession or control of a document; and
 (b) the person knows that the document is a false Australian travel document.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.