Forgery Leg

Question 1

Altering, concealing, destroying, or reproducing documents with intent to deceive legislation

Answer 1

258 Altering, concealing, destroying, or reproducing documents with intent to deceive

(1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who, with intent to obtain by deception any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, or valuable consideration, or to cause loss to any other person,—
(a) alters, conceals, or destroys any document, or causes any document to be altered, concealed, or destroyed; or
(b) makes a document or causes a document to be made that is, in whole or in part, a reproduction of any other document

Question 2

Using altered or reproduced document with intent to deceive legislaiton

Answer 2

259 Using altered or reproduced document with intent to deceive

(1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who, knowing any document to have been made or altered in the manner and with the intent referred to in section 258, with intent to obtain by deception any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, or valuable consideration, or to cause loss to any other person,—
(a) uses, or deals with, or acts upon, the document; or
(b) causes any person to use or deal with, or act upon, the document

Question 3

Using forged documents legislation

Answer 3

257 Using forged documents

(1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who, knowing a document to be forged, -
(a) uses, the document to obtain any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, or valuable consideration; or
(b) uses, deals with, or acts upon the document as if it were genuine; or
(c) causes any other person to use, deal with, or act upon it as if it were genuine.

Question 4

Forgery - 256(2) CA61

Answer 4

Makes a false document

Knowing it to be false

With intent that it in any way be used or acted upon whether in NZ or elsewhere

As genuine

Question 5

Forgery - 256(1) CA61

Answer 5

Makes a false document

With the intention of using it to obtain (no use required as long as intent)

Any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, valuable consideration, benefit