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CRIMES ACT 1958 - SECT 72

Basic definition of theft

    (1)     A person steals if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it.

    (2)     A person who steals is guilty of theft; and "thief" shall be construed accordingly.

S. 73 substituted by No. 8425 s. 2(1)(b).


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