Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 122, 1981
Compilation No. 10
Compilation date: 11 May 2018
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 31, 2018
Registered: 23 May 2018
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 May 2018 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Editorial changes
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Modifications
If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.
Self-repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
Part I--Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Extension of Act to Territories
5 Extra-territorial operation of Act
5A Application of the Criminal Code
Part II--Offences
6 Making counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
7 Uttering counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
8 Buying or selling non-excepted counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
9 Possessing counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
10 Import and export of counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
11 Instruments and material used for counterfeiting
12 Persons shall not import or export instruments for counterfeiting etc.
13 Conveying instruments or materials from premises
14 Information with respect to counterfeit money or counterfeit securities
15 Possessing filings, clippings etc.
16 Defacing or destroying current coins or current paper money
17 Selling defaced coins or paper money
18 Possessing defaced coins or paper money
19 Persons not to design, make, print or distribute material of certain kinds
20 Import and export of certain material forbidden
21 Machines etc. operated by coins or paper money
Part III--Miscellaneous
22 Interpretation
23 Liability to prosecution
24 Prosecution of offences against Act
25 Jurisdiction of courts
26 Section 38 of Judiciary Act
27 Evidence of examiners of counterfeit foreign money or counterfeit foreign securities
28 Counterfeit money to be rendered incapable of use
29 Forfeiture and seizure
29A Excepted counterfeit coins not to be forfeited
30 Regulations
Schedule--International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub-subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev ... ) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
Sdiv = Subdivision(s) | |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
122, 1981 | 17 Sept 1981 |
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193, 1985 | 16 Dec 1985 | s 16 | ||
63, 1988 | 15 June 1988 | s 100(1)-(3) and Sch: 1 July 1988 (s 2(2)) | s 100(1)-(3) | |
196, 1992 | 21 Dec 1992 | Sch: 10 Mar 1993 (s 2(3)(a)) | -- | |
161, 1995 | 16 Dec 1995 | Sch (item 50): 19 July 1996 (s 2(2)) | -- | |
48, 1998 | 29 June 1998 | Sch 1 (items 37, 38): 1 July 1998 (s 2(2)) | -- | |
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 | 24, 2001 | 6 Apr 2001 | s 4(1), (2) and Sch 13: 24 May 2001 (s 2(1)(a)) | s 4(1), (2) |
73, 2008 | 3 July 2008 | Sch 4 (items 213-238): 4 July 2008 (s 2(1) item 64) | -- | |
136, 2012 | 22 Sept 2012 | Sch 6 (item 33): 22 Sept 2012 (s 2(1) item 37) | -- | |
103, 2013 | 29 June 2013 | Sch 4 (item 3): 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 16) | -- | |
Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Act 2015 | 41, 2015 | 20 May 2015 | Sch 5 (items 56-58) and Sch 9: 1 July 2015 (s 2(1) items 2, 7) | Sch 9 |
as amended by |
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Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Act 2017 | 115, 2017 | 30 Oct 2017 | Sch 1 (item 26): 1 July 2015 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
61, 2016 | 23 Sept 2016 | Sch 1 (items 158-188) and Sch 4 (item 3): 21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1) item 1) | -- | |
Home Affairs and Integrity Agencies Legislation Amendment Act 2018 | 31, 2018 | 9 May 2018 | Sch 2 (item 284) |
Provision affected | How affected |
Part I |
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s 2..................... | am No 193, 1985 |
s 3..................... | am No 193, 1985; No 73, 2008 |
s 5A.................... | ad No 24, 2001 |
Part II |
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s 6..................... | am No 61, 2016 |
s 7..................... | am No 61, 2016 |
s 8..................... | am No 193, 1985; No 24, 2001; No 61, 2016 |
s 9..................... | am No 193, 1985; No 24, 2001; No 73, 2008; No 61, 2016 |
s 10.................... | am No 61, 2016 |
s 11.................... | am No 24, 2001; No 73, 2008; No 61, 2016 |
s 12.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 61, 2016 |
s 13.................... | am No 24, 2001; No 61, 2016 |
s 14.................... | am No 24, 2001; No 61, 2016 |
s 15.................... | am No 24, 2001; No 73, 2008; No 61, 2016 |
s 16.................... | am No 24, 2001; No 61, 2016 |
s 17.................... | am No 61, 2016 |
s 18.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 61, 2016 |
s 19.................... | am No 73, 2008; No 61, 2016 |
s 20.................... | am No 61, 2016 |
s 21.................... | am No 24, 2001; No 73, 2008; No 61, 2016 |
Part III |
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s 22.................... | am No 24, 2001 |
s 23.................... | am No 63, 1988; No 196, 1992 ; No 73, 2008; No 61, 2016 |
s 24.................... | am No 61, 2016 |
s 27.................... | am No 73, 2008 |
s 28.................... | am No 193, 1985; No 161, 1995; No 48, 1998; No 73, 2008 |
s 29.................... | am No 193, 1985; No 24, 2001; No 73, 2008; No 41, 2015 |
s 29A................... | ad No 193, 1985 |
s 30.................... | am No 31, 2018 |
Part IV.................. | rep No 103, 2013 |
s 31.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 32.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 33.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 34.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 35.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 36.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 37.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 38.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 39.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 40.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 41.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
s 42.................... | rep No 136, 2012 |
[1] This expression has the same meaning as "letters rogatory".