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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Crimes (Contamination of Goods Offences) Act
2005
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purpose 1
2. Commencement 1
3. Amendment to the Crimes Act 1958 2
253. Extended meaning of "intention" 2
ENDNOTES 3
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Initiated in Council on by the Hon. Peter Hall
A BILL
to amend the Crimes Act 1958 and for other purposes.
Crimes (Contamination of Goods
Offences) Act 2005
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to extend the definition
of "intention" within Division 4 of Part I of the
Crimes Act 1958.
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. Amendment to the Crimes Act 1958
After section 252 of the Crimes Act 1958
insert
'253. Extended meaning of "intention"
For the purposes of this Division, a person
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who engages in conduct referred to in
section 249, 250 or 251 also has the intention
of
(a) causing public alarm or anxiety; or
(b) causing economic loss through public
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awareness of the contamination of
goods
if the person knows, or in all the particular
circumstances the person ought to have
understood, that engaging in the conduct
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would be likely to cause public alarm or
anxiety or cause economic loss through
public awareness of the contamination of
goods.'.
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Endnotes
Act No.
ENDNOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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