Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsA person shall not, without the consent, in writing, of an authorized person, intentionally deface, disfigure, mutilate or destroy any coin or paper money that is lawfully current in Australia.
(a) in the case of a person, not being a body corporate-- imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units , or both; or
(b) in the case of a person, being a body corporate-- 100
penalty units .