Fraud Offences

Question 1

s228(1)(a), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 1

Dishonestly Taking or Using a Document
s228(1)(a), Crimes Act 1961

• 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

s228(1)(b), Crimes Act 1961

Answer 2

Dishonestly Taking or Using a Document
s228(1)(b), Crimes Act 1961

• With intent to obtain any property, service, pecuniary advantage, or valuable consideration.
• Dishonestly, and
• Without claim of right
• Uses or attempts to use.
• Any document.

Question 3

240(1)(a),Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 3

Obtaining by deception or causing loss by deception
240(1)(a),Crimes Act 1961

• By any deception
• And without claim of right:
• Obtains ownership or possession of, or control over, any property, or any privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, or valuable consideration, directly or indirectly.

Question 4

240(1)(b), Crimes Act 1961

Answer 4

Obtaining by deception or causing loss by deception
240(1)(b), Crimes Act 1961

• By any deception
• And without claim of right,
• In incurring any debt or liability,
• Obtains credit

Question 5

240(1)(c), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 5

Obtaining by deception or causing loss by deception
240(1)(c), Crimes Act 1961

• By any deception
• And without claim of right,
• Induces or causes
• Any other person
• To deliver over, execute, make, accept, endorse, destroy, or alter any document or thing capable of being used to derive a pecuniary advantage

Question 6

240(1)(d), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 6

Obtaining by deception or causing loss by deception
240(1)(d), Crimes Act 1961

• By any deception
• And without claim of right,
• Causes loss to any other person.

Question 7

249(1)(a), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 7

Accessing computer system for dishonest purpose
249(1)(a), Crimes Act 1961

• Directly or indirectly,
• Accesses any computer system and thereby, d1ishonestly or by deception
• And without claim of right
• obtains any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, or valuable consideration; or

Question 8

249(1)(b), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 8

Accessing computer system for dishonest purpose
249(1)(b), Crimes Act 1961

• Directly or indirectly,
• Accesses any computer system and thereby,
• Dishonestly or by deception
• And without claim of right
• Causes loss to any other person.

Question 9

249(2)(a), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 9

Accessing computer system for dishonest purpose
249(2)(a), Crimes Act 1961

• Directly or indirectly,
• Accesses any computer system with intent,
• Dishonestly or by deception
• And without claim of right
• To obtain any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, or valuable consideration; or

Question 10

249(2)(b), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 10

Accessing computer system for dishonest purpose
249(2)(b), Crimes Act 1961

• Directly or indirectly,
• Accesses any computer system with intent,
• Dishonestly or by deception
• And without claim of right
• To cause loss to any other person.

Question 11

256 (1), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 11

Forgery
256(1), Crimes Act 1961

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who:

• Makes a false document
• With the intention of using it to obtain any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, or valuable consideration.

Question 12

256(2), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 12

Forgery
256(2), Crimes Act 1961

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who:

• Makes a false document, knowing it to be false
• With the intent that it in any way be used or acted upon, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere, as genuine.

Question 13

257(1). Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 13

Using forged documents
257(1). Crimes Act 1961

Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who, knowing a document to be forged,—

(a) Uses the document to obtain any property, privilege, service, pecuniary advantage, benefit, or valuable consideration; or
(b) Uses, deals with, or acts upon the document as if it were genuine; or
(c) Causes any other person to use, deal with, or act upon it as if it were genuine.

Question 14

s250(1), Crimes Act 1861?

Answer 14

Damaging or interfering with computer system likely to endanger life.
250(1), Crimes Act 1961

• Intentionally or recklessly
• Destroys, damages, or alters
• Any computer system
• Knowing or ought to know that danger to life is likely to result.

Question 15

s250(2), Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 15

Damaging or interfering with computer system data or software.
250(2), Crimes Act 1961

• Intentionally or recklessly
• Without authorisation,
• Knowing they are not authorised or being reckless as to whether or not they are authorised:
  a) Damages, deletes, modifies, or otherwise interferes with or impairs any data or software in any computer system, or
  b) Causes any data or software in any computer system to be damaged, deleted, modified, or otherwise interfered with or impaired, or
  c) Causes any computer system to fail or deny service to any authorised users.

Question 16

s252, Crimes Act 1961?

Answer 16

Accessing Computer System Without Authorisation
252, Crimes Act 1961

• Intentionally accesses
• Directly or indirectly
• Any computer system without authorisation
• Knowing that they are not authorised to access it, or being reckless as to whether or not they are authorised to access it.