Crimes (Amendment) Act 1918 (NSW)

CRIMES (AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 35, 1918.

A n Act to facil i tate t h e proof of cer ta in m a t t e r s in

ce r t a in cases of la rceny ; to a m e n d t h e Crimes

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3 rd December , 1918.]

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­

Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 . This Act may cited as the " Crimes (Amendment)

Act, 1918."

2 . The Crimes Act, 1900, is amended by the insertion

of the following section next after section four hundred

and nineteen:—

419A . On the prosecution of any person for stealing

any property in or from any vessel, barge, or boat, or from any dock, wharf, or quay, or from any store or shed used in connection with and adjoin­ ing such dock, wharf, or quay, or for receiving any property so stolen knowing it to have been stolen, evidence may be given of any writing, printing, or marks upon the said property, or upon the packages containing the same without producing or giving notice to produce the original writing, printing, or marks ; and on any such prosecution a document purporting to be the bill of lading, shipping receipt, delivery order, specification, schedule, packing list, or invoice relating to the said property shall be admissible in evidence on production and without further proof, and shall be evidence of the particulars contained therein, and that the ownership of the said property is in the consignee referred to therein or his assignee. POOR