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New Zealand Case Law

Deceptive intent
  • 19 Dec 2008

    LI V R SC 80/2007

    Citation
    SC 80/2007
    Court
    Supreme Court

    By a majority the Court held that s256(1) must be read as it is written: 'use' includes making and selling a false document to obtain property or valuable consideration and does not require the purchaser to be deceived; therefore forging for sale to purchasers who know the falsity can constitute the s256(1) offence and the appellant's convictions under s256(1) were correctly upheld.