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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Crimes (Contamination of Goods) Act 2005
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 1
3. Contamination of goods offence 2
4. Threatening to contaminate goods offence 2
5. Making false statements concerning contamination of goods
offence 2
6. Territorial nexus for offences 3
7. New section 602 inserted in Crimes Act 1958 3
602. Transitional provision--Crimes (Contamination of
Goods) Act 2005 3
ENDNOTES 4
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the Crimes Act 1958 to specify recklessness as a fault
element of contamination of goods offences and for other purposes.
Crimes (Contamination of Goods) Act
2005
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Crimes
Act 1958 to specify recklessness as a fault
element of contamination of goods offences.
2. Commencement
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This Act comes into operation on the day after the
day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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3. Contamination of goods offence
See: (1) Insert the following heading to section 249 of the
Act No.
Crimes Act 1958--
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"Contaminating goods with intent to cause, or
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1 July 2005
being reckless as to whether it would cause,
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public alarm or economic loss".
amending
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(2) In section 249 of the Crimes Act 1958--
16/2004 and
18/2005.
(a) after "intention of" insert "causing, or being
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(b) in paragraphs (a) and (b), omit "causing".
4. Threatening to contaminate goods offence
(1) Insert the following heading to section 250 of the
Crimes Act 1958--
"Threatening to contaminate goods with intent
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to cause, or being reckless as to whether it
would cause, public alarm or economic loss".
(2) In section 250(1) of the Crimes Act 1958--
(a) after "intention of" insert "causing, or being
reckless as to whether or not the threat would
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cause";
(b) in paragraphs (a) and (b), omit "causing";
(c) in paragraph (b), for "contamination"
substitute "threat".
5. Making false statements concerning contamination
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of goods offence
(1) Insert the following heading to section 251 of the
Crimes Act 1958--
"Making false statements concerning
contamination of goods with intent to cause, or
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being reckless as to whether it would cause,
public alarm or economic loss".
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(2) In section 251(1)(b) of the Crimes Act 1958--
(a) after "thereby" insert "causing, or being
reckless as to whether or not the statement
would cause";
(b) in paragraph (b)(i) and (ii), omit "causing";
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(c) in paragraph (b)(ii), for "contamination"
substitute "statement".
6. Territorial nexus for offences
In section 252 of the Crimes Act 1958--
(a) after "that conduct" insert "to cause, or was
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reckless as to whether or not that conduct
would cause";
(b) in paragraphs (a) and (b), omit "to cause".
7. New section 602 inserted in Crimes Act 1958
After section 601 of the Crimes Act 1958
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insert--
"602. Transitional provision--Crimes
(Contamination of Goods) Act 2005
(1) The amendments of this Act made by the
Crimes (Contamination of Goods) Act
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2005 apply only to offences alleged to have
been committed on or after the
commencement of that Act.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), if an
offence is alleged to have been committed
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between two dates, one before and one after
the commencement of the Crimes
(Contamination of Goods) Act 2005, the
offence is alleged to have been committed
before that commencement.".
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ENDNOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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