Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person uses an Australian travel document in connection with travel or identification; and
(b) the document has been cancelled.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person uses an Australian travel document in connection with travel or identification; and
(b) the document was not issued to the person.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person provides another person with an Australian travel document that was issued to the first - mentioned person; and
(b) the person is reckless as to whether the document is or will be used by the other person in connection with travel or identification.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
(4) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person has possession or control of an Australian travel document; and
(b) the person knows that the document was not issued to the person.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.
(5) Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) do not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .