CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 428D Intoxication in relation to other offences
CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 428D
Intoxication in relation to other offences428D Intoxication in relation to other offences
In determining whether a person had the mens rea for an offence other than an offence of specific intent, evidence that a person was intoxicated at the time of the relevant conduct--
(a) if the intoxication was self-induced--cannot be taken into account, or
(b) if the intoxication was not self-induced--may be taken into account.