Deception

Question 1

Dishonestly Taking a document

Answer 1

Crimes Act 1961 Section 228 (1) (a)

• with intent
• to obtain any property, service, pecuniary advantage or valuable consideration
• dishonestly and without claim of right
• takes or obtains any document

Question 2

Obtaining property by deception

Answer 2

Crimes Act 1961 Section 240 (1) (a)

• by any deception
• without claim of right
• obtains ownership or possession of, or control over
• any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, valuable consideration
• directly or indirectly

Question 3

Obtaining credit by deception

Answer 3

Crimes Act 1961 Section 240 (1) (b)

• by any deception
• any without claim of right
• in incurring any debt or liability
• obtains credit

Question 4

Altering documents capable of deriving pecuniary advantage

Answer 4

Crimes Act 1961 Section 240 (1) (c)

• by any deception
• and without claim of right
• induces or cause any other person to
• deliver over, execute, make, alter, accept, endorse, destroy or alter
• any document or thing capable of being used to derive a pecuniary advantage

Question 5

Causing loss by deception

Answer 5

Crimes Act 1961 Section 240 (1) (d)

• by any deception
• and without claim of right
• causes loss to any other person

Question 6

Obtaining by deception or causing loss by deception 240 (1A)

Answer 6

• without reasonable excuse
• sells, transfers or otherwise makes available
• any document or thing capable of being used to derive a pecuniary advantage
• knowing that by deception and without claim of right
• the document of thing was, or caused to be
• delivered, executed, made, accepted, endorsed or altered

Question 7

Forgery - Obtain benefit

Answer 7

Crimes Act 1961 Section 256 (1)

• makes a false document
• with the intent of using it
• to obtain any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit or valuable consideration

Question 8

Forgery - For the purpose of Deception

Answer 8

Crimes Act 1961 Section 256 (2)

• makes a false document
• knowing it to be false
• with the intent
• that in anyway be used or acted upon
• wether in New Zealand or elsewhere
• as genuine

Question 9

Using a forged document

Answer 9

Crimes Act 1961 section 257 (1) (a)(b)(c)

• Knowing a document to be forged
  (a) uses the document to obtain any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit or valuable consideration.
  (b) uses, deals with or acts upon the document as if it were genuine
  (c) causes any other person to use, deal with or act upon it as if it were genuine

Question 10

Altering or reproducing documents

Answer 10

Crimes Act 1961 Section 258

Question 11

Dishonesty using a document

Answer 11

Crimes Act 1961 Section 228 (1) (b)

• with intent
• to obtain any property, service, pecuniary advantage or valuable consideration
• dishonesty
• and without claim of right
• uses or attempts to use a document