includes the external Territories.

means a coin or paper money that is, by virtue of a law in force in Australia, lawfully current in Australia.

means the Treasurer or a person authorized, in writing, by the Treasurer for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs.

means the International for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency that was opened for signature at Geneva on 20 April 1929 and the protocol to that , being the convention and protocol a copy of the English text of each of which is set out in the Schedule.

means:

(a) any article, not being a genuine coin or genuine paper money, that resembles, or is apparently intended to resemble, or pass for, a genuine coin or genuine paper money; or

means:

(a) any article, not being a prescribed security, that resembles, or is apparently intended to resemble, or pass for, a prescribed security; or

means:

(a) a coin that was a current coin in Australia at any time before 14 February 1966; or

means:

(a) any article, not being a genuine coin, that resembles, or is apparently intended to resemble, or pass for, an excepted coin; or

means counterfeit money other than an excepted counterfeit coin.

means money comprising a note written, printed or otherwise made on paper or any other material.

includes custody.

means any bond, debenture, stock, stock certificate, treasury bill or other like security, or any coupon, warrant or other document for the payment of money in respect of such a security, issued by the Commonwealth of Australia, by an authority of the Commonwealth of Australia or by, or with the