Section 45 — Crimes Act 1914: Inserting advertisements without authority of court

(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person inserts in the Gazette, or in a newspaper, an advertisement purporting to be published under the authority of a court; and (b) the person does so: (i) without authority; or (ii) knowing the advertisement to be false in any material particular; and (c) the advertisement purports to be published under the authority of: (i) a federal court; or (ii) a court exercising federal jurisdiction; or (iii) a court of a Territory. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. (2) Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1)(c) element of the offence. Note: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.