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Counterfeiting currencyPossibly — unconfirmed
Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.
Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed
s. 449 — making counterfeit moneyPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 14 years
- Fine
- No fine stated
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Indictable only.
s. 457(3) — likeness of bank-notes / government or bank obligationsPossibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 2 years less a day (s. 787 default)
- Fine
- Fine $0–$5,000 (s. 787 default)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Summary conviction only. Defence in s. 457(4) for black-and-white one-sided likenesses under 3/4 or over 1 1/2 times size.
PARTIAL: ss. 450 (possession) and 452 (uttering) were not retrieved in this session and are not tiered — re-check before publishing. The ss. 449 and 457 tiers below were read from the official text.