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zwong New user Australia 83 Posts |
Good day,
I have great interest in The Osaka Bills. However, being in Australia, I find that the polymer bank notes are quire difficult to work with in this routine. Hence, I am considering making replicas of Aussie bank notes on paper stock with a stiffer body. I am not familiar with the legal implications of this. I came across this website (http://www.rba.gov.au/banknotes/legal-framework/reproduction.html) which explains this issue. I've considered labeling the notes as "replica" in order to diffuse any possibility of misleading people to believe they are genuine banknotes. However, I'm still not sure if this is sufficient. Does anyone have any experience in this? Thank you. |
scottds80 Special user Victoria, Australia 730 Posts |
I have made photocopies of $50 notes for my Extreme Burn. But they are all glued together to make the gimmick, and would not be close enough to look too genuine. I use real $50's for the loose money.
I would also be interested if my ones passed as "not counterfeit" myself!
"Great Scott the Magician", Gippsland
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chappelly Special user Down Under 744 Posts |
I gave up on Extreme Burn with $50 notes.
I use real 50s for Slow Burn which I carry all the time. I have bought books of copied Australian currency (5s to 100s) at cheap stores. They are printed only on one side and are a bigger size. I give these away for souvenirs. As far as making them up yourself, there probably is a law against it (there is for just about everything) but I think you should be right unless you try to pass them for real currency. The police should understand that the magician is just trying to do his job.;-) As a matter of interest, I was warned by an off duty police officer for having a spectator mark a $50 note for a burnt and restored routine. She also questionned the knife that I was using for cutting the lemon. Chappelly |
Dr_J_Ayala Inner circle In search of Vlad Dracul and his 2169 Posts |
I too have seen performers questioned in Australia for exactly what chapelly said. I know that in my home country and in the United States, the laws governing the "defacing/destroying" of currency do not apply when entertainment is the intent, and only then. I would search the internet with something along the lines of "Australian laws, destroying currency" or something with that kind of combination in it. Hope this helps.
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Daz Buckley Elite user Australia 469 Posts |
Don't quote me on this but there is some obscure law from the 1800's that outlaws just about anything with AUD bills and coins. I know of one dealer overhere a couple of years ago who had all his gaff aussie coins confiscated. That said, I perform every week with a set of 20c pieces and a s***l and I have never had an issue with notes being signed.
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Scott Fridinger Special user Gloucester Pt, VA 893 Posts |
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On 2011-01-08 06:38, chappelly wrote: EB and SB use the same gimmick, why did you give up on EB?
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