Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 2002 (NO 51 OF 2002)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Codification  

CHAPTER 2--GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

   PART 2.1--PURPOSE AND APPLICATION

   6.      Purpose of ch 2  
   7.      Application of ch 2  
   8.      Delayed application of ch 2 to certain offences  
   9.      Delayed application of div 2.3.2 etc  
   10.     Definitions—default application date and immediately applied  

   PART 2.2--THE ELEMENTS OF AN OFFENCE

           Division 2.2.1--General

   11.     Elements  
   12.     Establishing guilt of offences  

           Division 2.2.2--Physical elements

   13.     Definitions—conduct and engage in conduct  
   14.     Physical elements  
   15.     Voluntariness  
   16.     Omissions  

           Division 2.2.3--Fault elements

   17.     Fault elements  
   18.     Intention  
   19.     Knowledge  
   20.     Recklessness  
   21.     Negligence  
   22.     Offences that do not provide fault elements  

           Division 2.2.4--Cases where fault elements are not required

   23.     Strict liability  
   24.     Absolute liability  

   PART 2.3--CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THERE IS NO CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

           Division 2.3.1--Lack of capacity—children

   25.     Children under 10  
   26.     Children 10 and over but under 14  

           Division 2.3.2--Lack of capacity—mental impairment

   27.     Definition—mental impairment  
   28.     Mental impairment and criminal responsibility  
   29.     Mental impairment and other defences  

           Division 2.3.3--Intoxication

   30.     Intoxication—interpretation  
   31.     Intoxication—offences involving basic intent  
   32.     Intoxication—negligence as fault element  
   33.     Intoxication—relevance to defences  
   34.     Involuntary intoxication  

           Division 2.3.4--Mistake and ignorance

   35.     Mistake or ignorance of fact—fault elements other than  
   36.     Mistake of fact—strict liability  
   37.     Mistake or ignorance of law creating offence  
   38.     Claim of right  

           Division 2.3.5--External factors

   39.     Intervening conduct or event  
   40.     Duress  
   41.     Sudden or extraordinary emergency  
   42.     Self-defence  
   43.     Lawful authority  

   PART 2.4--EXTENSIONS OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

   44.     Attempt  
   45.     Complicity and common purpose  
   46.     Innocent agency  
   47.     Incitement  
   48.     Conspiracy  

   PART 2.5--CORPORATE CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

   49.     General principles  
   50.     Physical elements  
   51.     Corporation—fault elements other than negligence  
   52.     Corporation—negligence  
   53.     Corporation—mistake of fact—strict liability  
   54.     Corporation—intervening conduct or event  
   55.     Evidence of negligence or failure to exercise appropriate diligence  

   PART 2.6--PROOF OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

   56.     Legal burden of proof—prosecution  
   57.     Standard of proof—prosecution  
   58.     Evidential burden of proof—defence  
   59.     Legal burden of proof—defence  
   60.     Standard of proof—defence  
   61.     Use of averments  

   PART 2.7--GEOGRAPHICAL APPLICATION

   62.     Application and effect of pt 2.7  
   63.     Interpretation for pt 2.7  
   64.     Extension of offences if required geographical nexus exists  
   65.     Geographical application—double criminality  
   66.     Geographical application—procedure  
   67.     Geographical application—suspicion etc that offence committed  

CHAPTER 4--PROPERTY DAMAGE AND COMPUTER OFFENCES

   PART 4.1--PROPERTY DAMAGE OFFENCES

           Division 4.1.1--Interpretation for part 4.1

   100.    Definitions for pt 4.1  
   101.    Person to whom property belongs  
   102.    Threats  

           Division 4.1.2--Offences

   103.    Damaging property  
   104.    Arson  
   105.    Causing bushfires  
   106.    Threat to cause property damage—fear of death or serious  
   107.    Threat to cause property damage  
   108.    Possession of thing with intent to damage property  

           Division 4.1.3--Defences

   109.    Consent—pt 4.1 offences  
   110.    Claim of right—pt 4.1 offences  
   111.    Self defence  

   PART 4.2--COMPUTER OFFENCES

   112.    Definitions for pt 4.2  
   113.    Limited meaning of access to data etc  
   114.    Meaning of unauthorised access, modification or impairment  
   115.    Unauthorised access, modification or impairment with intent to commit serious  
   116.    Unauthorised modification of data to cause impairment  
   117.    Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication  
   118.    Possession of data with intent to commit serious computer offence  
   119.    Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to commit serious computer  
   120.    Unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data held in  
   121.    Unauthorised impairment of data held in computer disc, credit card etc  

   PART 4.3--SABOTAGE

   122.    Definitions for pt 4.3  
   123.    Sabotage  
   124.    Threaten sabotage  

CHAPTER 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   125.    Regulation-making power  
   126.    Repeal of Criminal Code 2001  
   127.    Consequential amendments—sch 1  
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