Karen Dearne reports:
The NSW government plans to create three new identity offences – trafficking in identity data, possession with intent to commit a crime, and possession of equipment for the purpose of identity theft – in an overhaul of the state’s Crimes Act.
The new laws will apply to offences committed offline and online.
The most serious offence, trafficking – the sale or use of personal identification information – will carry a penalty up of to 10 years in jail, while the penalties for possession of information and possession of equipment are seven and three years’ jail, respectively.
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