Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TRADE MARKS ACT 1995 - SECT 147

Indictable offence

             (1)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person makes a die, block, machine or instrument; and

                     (b)  the die, block, machine or instrument is likely to be used for, or in the course of, committing an offence; and

                     (c)  the offence is an offence against section 145 or 146.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 5 years or 550 penalty units, or both.

             (2)  Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(c).

Note:          For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

Summary offence

             (3)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person makes a die, block, machine or instrument; and

                     (b)  the die, block, machine or instrument is likely to be used for, or in the course of, committing an offence; and

                     (c)  the offence is an offence against section 145 or 146.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.

             (4)  The fault element for paragraph (3)(b) is negligence.

             (5)  Strict liability applies to paragraph (3)(c).

Note:          For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .