Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 45

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person inserts in the Gazette , or in a newspaper, an advertisement purporting to be published under the authority of a court; and

  (b)   the person does so:

  (i)   without authority; or

  (ii)   knowing the advertisement to be false in any material particular; and

  (c)   the advertisement purports to be published under the authority of:

  (i)   a federal court; or

  (ii)   a court exercising federal jurisdiction; or

  (iii)   a court of a Territory.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 2 years.

  (2)   Absolute liability applies to the paragraph   (1)(c) element of the offence.

Note:   For absolute liability, see section   6.2 of the Criminal Code .