Crimes Act 1914

S 85P repealed by No 137 of 2000, s 3 and Sch 2 item 156, effective 24 May 2001. For transitional provisions see note under s 85J. S 85P formerly read:

Stealing postal messages etc.

(1)
A person shall not:

(a) fraudulently or with intent to prevent the due sending, carriage, delivery or receipt of a postal message, take a postal message from the possession of an employee of Australia Post;

(b) fraudulently take a postal message from any place or vehicle in use by Australia Post; or

(c) steal, or fraudulently conceal, misappropriate or destroy, a postal message.

(2)
A person shall not receive a postal message knowing it to have been stolen, or fraudulently taken, concealed or misappropriated.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.