Queensland Consolidated Acts

KENO ACT 1996 - SECT 156

156 Forgery and deception

(1) A person must not—

(a) forge an official keno document; or

(b) knowingly utter a forged official keno document.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(2) A person must not connive at the commission of an offence against subsection (1) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(3) A person forges a document if the person makes a false document, knowing it to be false, with the intention that—

(a) it may be used or acted on to the prejudice or benefit of a person; or

(b) a person may, in the belief it is genuine, be induced to do, or refrain from doing, something.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3) , a genuine document may become a false document because of—

(a) an alteration of the document in a material respect; or

(b) an addition to the body of the document in a material respect; or

(c) an addition of a false date, signature, attestation, seal or other material matter.

(5) A person utters a document if the person—

(a) uses or deals with the document; or

(b) attempts to use or deal with the document; or

(c) induces a person to use, deal with or act on the document; or

(d) attempts to induce a person to use, deal with or act on the document.