Forgery and Associated Offences - Using Altering or Reproduced Document with Intent to Decieve

Question 1

What is Conduct Required?

Answer 1

Requires that the Defendant have used, dealt with or acted on the document or caused any person to use, deal with or act upon it.

Note:
No need to identify person/person’s who had altered the document.

Question 2

Mental Element - Name the 3 Elements?

Answer 2

• The Document had been altered with intent to deceive.
• Defendant intended to use Document to obtain by deception, any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit or valuable consideration OR to cause loss to any other person.
• Intention to acquire, retain property or to cause loss “by deception.”