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ROAD SAFETY ACT 1986 - SECT 72

Forgery etc. of documents and identification marks

S. 72(1) amended by No. 5/2016 s. 36(Sch.  1 item 39).

    (1)     A person is guilty of an offence if that person—

        (a)     forges; or

        (b)     fraudulently alters or uses; or

        (c)     fraudulently lends or allows to be used by any other person—

any notice, registration label, certificate, driver licence, learner permit or other document or any identifying number or general identification mark that is authorised by or required by or under this Act.

Penalty:     10 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 months.

S. 72(1A) inserted by No. 81/2006 s. 46.

    (1A)     A person is guilty of an offence if that person—

        (a)     forges; or

        (b)     fraudulently alters or uses; or

        (c)     fraudulently lends or allows to be used by any other person—

any vehicle identifier, engine identification number, identification plate, manufacturer's build plate or any other plate, label or mark that uniquely identifies a vehicle and sets it apart from similar vehicles.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

S. 72(2) amended by No. 5/2016 s. 36(Sch.  1 item 39).

    (2)     A person is guilty of an offence if that person makes, uses, knowingly has custody or possession of, sells or utters any paper or other material purporting to be a notice, registration label, certificate, driver licence, learner permit or other document or any identifying number or general identification mark that is authorised or required by or under this Act.

Penalty:     10 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 months.

    (3)     A person is not guilty of an offence under this section by reason only that the person makes or uses an identifying number in such circumstances as are prescribed.

S. 73 amended by No. 44/1989 s. 41(Sch. 2 item 34.4).



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