Victorian Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1958 - SECT 195A

    (1)     A person is guilty of an offence and liable to level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum) if—

        (a)     the person deals with property intending that the property will become an instrument of crime; and

        (b)     the property subsequently becomes an instrument of crime.

    (2)     A person is guilty of an offence and liable to level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum) if—

        (a)     the person deals with property being reckless as to whether or not the property will become an instrument of crime; and

        (b)     the property subsequently becomes an instrument of crime.

    (3)     A person is guilty of an offence and liable to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum) if—

        (a)     the person deals with property being negligent as to whether or not the property will become an instrument of crime; and

        (b)     the property subsequently becomes an instrument of crime.

    (4)     A prosecution for an offence under this section must not be commenced without the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

    (5)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if the accused satisfies the court that the accused dealt with the property in order to assist the enforcement of a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory.

Pt 1 Div. 2B (Heading and ss 195B – 195F) inserted by No. 20/2013 s. 3.

Division 2B—Cheating at gambling

S. 195B inserted by No. 20/2013 s. 3.