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CRIMES ACT 1900 - As at 12 March 2024 - Act 40 of 1900

- As at 12 March 2024 - Act 40 of 1900

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY AND INTERPRETATION

  • 1 Name of Act
  • 2. (Repealed)
  • 3 Application of certain provisions of Act
  • 3A, 3B. (Repealed)
  • 4 Definitions
  • 4A Recklessness
  • 4B Dishonesty
  • 4C Mental health impairment
  • 5, 6. (Repealed)
  • 7 "Possession" when criminal
  • 8 "Public place" etc
  • 9, 10. (Repealed)

PART 1A - GEOGRAPHICAL JURISDICTION

  • 10A Application and effect of Part
  • 10B Interpretation
  • 10C Extension of offences if there is a geographical nexus
  • 10D Provisions relating to double criminality
  • 10E Procedural and other provisions
  • 10F Special provisions with respect to geographical jurisdiction

PART 2 - OFFENCES AGAINST THE SOVEREIGN

  • 11 Provisions of 36 Geo III, c 7, and 57 Geo III, c 6, repealed except as to offences against the person of the Sovereign
  • 12 Compassing etc deposition of the Sovereign--overawing Parliament etc
  • 13-15. (Repealed)
  • 16 Nothing herein to affect 25 Ed III, c 2
  • 16A. (Repealed)

PART 3 - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON

Division 1 - Homicide

17. (Repealed)
  • 17A Date of death
  • 18 Murder and manslaughter defined
  • 19. (Repealed)
  • 19A Punishment for murder
  • 19B Mandatory life sentences for murder of police officers
  • 20 Child murder--when child deemed born alive
  • 21 Child murder by mother--verdict of contributing to death etc
  • 22 Trial for child murder--verdict of concealment of birth
  • 22A Infanticide
  • 23 Trial for murder--partial defence of extreme provocation
  • 23A Substantial impairment because of mental health impairment or cognitive impairment
  • 24 Manslaughter--punishment
  • 25. (Repealed)
  • 25A Assault causing death
  • 25B Assault causing death when intoxicated--mandatory minimum sentence
  • 25C Supply of drugs causing death

Division 2 - Conspiracy to murder

  • 26 Conspiring to commit murder

Division 3 - Attempts to murder

  • 27 Acts done to the person with intent to murder
  • 28 Acts done to property with intent to murder
  • 29 Certain other attempts to murder
  • 30 Attempts to murder by other means

Division 4 - Documents containing threats

  • 31 Documents containing threats

Division 5 - Suicide

  • 31A Suicide and attempt to commit suicide
  • 31B Survivor of suicide pact
  • 31C Aiding etc suicide

Division 6 - Acts causing danger to life or bodily harm

  • 32 Impeding endeavours to escape shipwreck
  • 32A-32C. (Repealed)
  • 33 Wounding or grievous bodily harm with intent
  • 33A Discharging firearm etc with intent
  • 33B Use or possession of weapon to resist arrest etc
  • 34. (Repealed)
  • 35 Reckless grievous bodily harm or wounding
  • 35A Causing dog to inflict grievous bodily harm or actual bodily harm
  • 36. (Repealed)
  • 37 Choking, suffocation and strangulation
  • 38 Using intoxicating substance to commit an indictable offence
  • 38A Spiking drink or food
  • 39 Using poison etc to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm
  • 40. (Repealed)
  • 41 Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain
  • 41A Poisoning etc of water supply
  • 41B Unauthorised administration of prescribed substance
  • 41C Inducing another person to request or access voluntary assisted dying
  • 41D Inducing self-administration of prescribed substance
  • 41E Advertising Schedule 4 or 8 poison as voluntary assisted dying substance
  • 42 Injuries to child at time of birth
  • 43 Abandoning or exposing a child under 7 years
  • 43A Failure of persons with parental responsibility to care for child
  • 43B Failure to reduce or remove risk of child becoming victim of child abuse
  • 44 Failure of persons to provide necessities of life
  • 45 Prohibition of female genital mutilation
  • 45A Removing person from State for female genital mutilation
  • 46 Causing bodily injury by gunpowder etc
  • 47 Using etc explosive substance or corrosive fluid etc
  • 48 Causing explosives to be placed in or near building, conveyance or public place
  • 49 Setting trap etc
  • 49A Throwing rocks and other objects at vehicles and vessels
  • 50, 51. (Repealed)
  • 51A Predatory driving
  • 51B Police pursuits
  • 52. (Repealed)
  • 52A Dangerous driving: substantive matters
  • 52AA Dangerous driving: procedural matters
  • 52AB Offence of failing to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death or grievous bodily harm
  • 52B Dangerous navigation: substantive matters
  • 52BA Dangerous navigation: procedural matters
  • 53 Injuries by furious driving etc
  • 54 Causing grievous bodily harm
  • 54A Offence of causing loss of a foetus
  • 54B Offence of causing loss of a foetus (death of pregnant woman)
  • 54I Coercive Control Implementation and Evaluation Taskforce

Division 7 - Possessing or making explosive etc with intent to injure the person

  • 55 Possessing or making explosives or other things with intent to injure

Division 8 - Assaults

Division 8A - Assaults etc against law enforcement officers and frontline emergency and health workers

Division 8B - Assaults etc at schools

Division 8C - Assaults etc against retail workers

Division 9 - Common assaults

Division 9A - Defence of lawful correction

  • 61AA Defence of lawful correction

Division 10 - Sexual offences against adults and children

Subdivision 1 - Interpretation 61A-61G. (Repealed)
  • 61H Definitions
  • 61HA Meaning of "sexual intercourse"
  • 61HB Meaning of "sexual touching"
  • 61HC Meaning of "sexual act"
  • 61HD Meaning of "cognitive impairment"
  • 61HE. (Repealed) Subdivision 1A - Consent and knowledge of consent
  • 61HF Objective
  • 61HG Application of Subdivision
  • 61HH Definitions
  • 61HI Consent generally
  • 61HJ Circumstances in which there is no consent
  • 61HK Knowledge about consent
  • Subdivision 2 - Sexual assault and assault with intent to have sexual intercourse
  • 61I Sexual assault
  • 61J Aggravated sexual assault
  • 61JA Aggravated sexual assault in company
  • 61K Assault with intent to have sexual intercourse
  • 61KA Accused person married to complainant
  • 61KB Circumstances of certain sexual offences to be considered in passing sentence
  • Subdivision 3 - Sexual touching
  • 61KC Sexual touching
  • 61KD Aggravated sexual touching
  • Subdivision 4 - Sexual act
  • 61KE Sexual act
  • 61KF Aggravated sexual act
  • 61L-61P. (Repealed)
  • 61Q (Renumbered)
  • 61R. (Repealed)
  • 61S (Renumbered)
  • 61T, 61U. (Renumbered) 62. (Repealed)
  • 63 (Renumbered)
  • 64 (Renumbered)
  • 65-66. (Repealed) Subdivision 5 - Children--sexual assault
  • 66A Sexual intercourse--child under 10
  • 66B Attempting, or assaulting with intent, to have sexual intercourse with child under 10
  • 66C Sexual intercourse--child between 10 and 16
  • 66D Assault with intent to have sexual intercourse--child between 10 and 16
  • Subdivision 6 - Children--sexual touching
  • 66DA Sexual touching--child under 10
  • 66DB Sexual touching--child between 10 and 16
  • Subdivision 7 - Children--sexual act
  • 66DC Sexual act--child under 10
  • 66DD Sexual act--child between 10 and 16
  • 66DE Aggravated sexual act--child between 10 and 16
  • 66DF Sexual act for production of child abuse material--child under 16
  • 66E. (Repealed) Subdivision 8 - Children--persistent sexual abuse
  • 66EA Persistent sexual abuse of a child
  • Subdivision 9 - Children--procurement and grooming
  • 66EB Procuring or grooming child under 16 for unlawful sexual activity
  • 66EC Grooming a person for unlawful sexual activity with a child under the person's authority
  • Subdivision 10 - Sexual offences--cognitive impairment
  • 66F Sexual offences--cognitive impairment
  • 67, 68. (Repealed)
  • 69 (Renumbered)
  • 70 (Renumbered)
  • 71-72A. (Repealed) Subdivision 11 - Sexual offences--young person under special care
  • 72B Definitions
  • 73 Sexual intercourse--young person between 16 and 18 under special care
  • 73A Sexual touching--young person between 16 and 18 under special care
  • 74-76A. (Repealed)
  • 77 (Renumbered)
  • 77A, 78. (Repealed) Subdivision 12 - Incest
  • 78A Incest
  • 78B Incest attempts
  • 78C Defences
  • 78D. (Repealed)
  • 78E (Renumbered)
  • 78F Sanction of Attorney-General
  • 78G-78S. (Repealed)
  • 78T (Renumbered)
  • Subdivision 13 - Bestiality
  • 79 Bestiality
  • 80 Attempt to commit bestiality
  • Subdivision 14 - Sexual assault by forced self-manipulation
  • 80A Sexual assault by forced self-manipulation
  • Subdivision 15 - Miscellaneous
  • 80AA Referral to child protection agency
  • 80AB Alternative verdicts
  • 80AC Accused persons who are minors
  • 80AD Common law offences of rape and attempted rape abolished
  • 80AE Consent no defence in certain cases
  • 80AF Uncertainty about time when sexual offence against child occurred
  • 80AG Defence of similar age

Division 10A - Sexual servitude

  • 80B Meaning of "sexual servitude"
  • 80C Meaning of "circumstances of aggravation"
  • 80D Causing sexual servitude
  • 80E Conduct of business involving sexual servitude
  • 80F Alternative verdicts

Division 10B - Incitement to commit sexual offence

  • 80G Incitement to commit sexual offence
  • 81-81B. (Repealed)

Division 11 - Misconduct with regard to corpses

  • 81C Misconduct with regard to corpses

Division 12 - Termination of pregnancies by unqualified persons

  • 82 Termination of pregnancy performed by unqualified person
  • 83, 84. (Repealed)

Division 13 - Concealing birth of a child

  • 85 Concealment of birth

Division 13A - (Renumbered)

None

Division 14 - Kidnapping

  • 86 Kidnapping
  • 87 Child abduction
  • 88-91. (Repealed)

Division 14A - Procuring for prostitution

Division 15 - Child prostitution

  • 91C Definitions
  • 91D Promoting or engaging in acts of child prostitution
  • 91E Obtaining benefit from child prostitution
  • 91F Premises not to be used for child prostitution

Division 15A - Child abuse material

  • 91FA Definitions
  • 91FB Child abuse material--meaning
  • 91G Children not to be used for production of child abuse material
  • 91H Production, dissemination or possession of child abuse material
  • 91HAA Administering a digital platform used to deal with child abuse material
  • 91HAB Encouraging use of a digital platform to deal with child abuse material
  • 91HAC Providing information about avoiding detection
  • 91HA Defences
  • 91HB Exception

Division 15B - Voyeurism and related offences

Division 15C - Recording and distributing intimate images

  • 91N Definitions
  • 91O Meaning of consent in intimate image offences
  • 91P Record intimate image without consent
  • 91Q Distribute intimate image without consent
  • 91R Threaten to record or distribute intimate image
  • 91S Court may order rectification
  • 91T Exceptions

Division 16 - Bigamy

  • 92 Bigamy
  • 93 Participator in bigamy

Division 17 - Slavery and slavery-like offences

PART 3A - OFFENCES RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER

Division 1 - Riot and affray

Division 2 - Explosives and firearms offences

Division 2A - Knives in public places and schools

Division 3 - Contamination of goods

  • 93J Definitions of "contaminate" and "goods"
  • 93K Contaminating goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
  • 93L Threatening to contaminate goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
  • 93M Making false statements concerning contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss
  • 93N Aggravated circumstances--unwarranted demand
  • 93O Aggravated circumstances--death or grievous bodily harm
  • 93P Special provisions relating to geographical application of this Division

Division 4 - Bomb and other hoaxes

  • 93Q Conveying false information that a person or property is in danger
  • 93R Leaving or sending an article with intent to cause alarm

Division 5 - Criminal groups

  • 93S Definitions
  • 93T Participation in criminal groups
  • 93TA Receiving material benefit derived from criminal activities of criminal groups
  • 93U Alternative verdicts

Division 6 - Unlawful gambling

  • 93V Offence of conducting unlawful gambling operation

Division 7 - Consorting

Division 8 - Public threats or incitement of violence on grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex or HIV/AIDS status

  • 93Z Offence of publicly threatening or inciting violence on grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex or HIV/AIDS status

Division 9 - Display of Nazi symbols

  • 93ZA Offence of displaying Nazi symbols

PART 4 - STEALING AND SIMILAR OFFENCES

Division 1 - General

Division 2 - Robbery

  • 94 Robbery or stealing from the person
  • 95 Same in circumstances of aggravation
  • 96 Same (robbery) with wounding
  • 97 Robbery etc or stopping a mail, being armed or in company
  • 98 Robbery with arms etc and wounding

Division 3 - Demanding property with intent to steal

  • 99 Demanding property with intent to steal
  • 100-105. (Repealed)

Division 4 - Sacrilege and housebreaking

Division 5 - Larceny

  • 116 All larcenies to be of same nature
  • 117 Punishment for larceny
  • 118 Intent to return property no defence
  • 119 Verdict where several takings proved
  • 120 Trial for larceny--verdict of embezzlement etc
  • 121 Verdict of "larceny or receiving"
  • 122 Verdict where persons indicted for joint larceny or receiving
  • 123 Verdict of minor indictable offence
  • 124 Fraudulent appropriation
  • 125 Larceny by bailee
  • 126 Stealing cattle or killing with intent to steal
  • 127 Stealing or killing cattle--uncertainty as to sex or age not to entitle to acquittal
  • 128 Trial for stealing cattle--verdict of stealing skins
  • 129 Trial for killing cattle--verdict of stealing
  • 130 Trial for stealing cattle--verdict of misdemeanour
  • 131 Unlawfully using etc another person's cattle
  • 132 Stealing dogs
  • 133 Taking money to restore dogs
  • 134 Stealing, destroying etc valuable security
  • 135 Stealing, destroying etc wills or codicils
  • 136 Proviso to sections 134 and 135
  • 137 Civil remedies not affected by conviction
  • 138 Stealing, destroying etc records etc of any court or public office
  • 139 Stealing etc metal, glass, wood etc fixed to house or land
  • 140 Stealing etc trees etc in pleasure-grounds etc
  • 141-147. (Repealed)
  • 148 Stealing property in a dwelling-house
  • 149 The same with menaces
  • 150 Stealing goods in process of manufacture
  • 151 Selling etc materials to be manufactured
  • 152 Stealing from ship in port or on wharfs etc
  • 153 Stealing from ship in distress or wrecked
  • 154 Tenants etc stealing articles let to hire
  • 154A Taking a conveyance without consent of owner
  • 154AA. (Repealed)
  • 154B Stealing aircraft and unlawfully taking or exercising control of aircraft
  • 154C Taking motor vehicle or vessel with assault or with occupant on board
  • 154D Stealing firearms

Division 5A - Offences relating to theft of motor vehicles, vessels and trailers

  • 154E Definitions
  • 154F Stealing motor vehicle, vessel or trailer
  • 154G Facilitating organised car, boat or trailer rebirthing activities
  • 154H Making, using and interfering with unique identifiers
  • 154I Possession of motor vehicle, vessel or trailer where unique identifier has been interfered with
  • 154J Possession of identification plate not attached to motor vehicle or trailer

Division 6 - Embezzlement or larceny

  • 155 Definition of clerk or servant
  • 156 Larceny by clerks or servants
  • 157 Embezzlement by clerks or servants
  • 158. (Repealed)
  • 159 Larceny by persons in Public Service
  • 160 Embezzlement etc by persons in the Public Service
  • 161 Proof of general deficiency in accounts
  • 162 Larceny etc by joint owners
  • 163 Trial for embezzlement--verdict of larceny
  • 164-186. (Repealed)

Division 16 - Receivers

PART 4AA - FRAUD

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 192B Deception
  • 192C Obtaining property belonging to another
  • 192D Obtaining financial advantage or causing financial disadvantage

Division 2 - Fraud and related offences

  • 192E Fraud
  • 192F Intention to defraud by destroying or concealing accounting records
  • 192G Intention to defraud by false or misleading statement
  • 192H Intention to deceive members or creditors by false or misleading statement of officer of organisation

PART 4AB - IDENTITY OFFENCES

PART 4ABA - OFFENCES INVOLVING DEDICATED ENCRYPTED CRIMINAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES

  • 192N Definitions
  • 192O Meaning of "dedicated encrypted criminal communication device"
  • 192P Possession of dedicated encrypted criminal communication devices for certain purposes
  • 192Q Proof of particular offence not required
  • 192R Review of Part

PART 4AC - MONEY LAUNDERING

  • 193A Definitions
  • 193B Money laundering--proceeds of crime
  • 193BA Money laundering--proceeds of general crime
  • 193C Dealing with property suspected of being proceeds of crime
  • 193CA Reasonable grounds to suspect property is proceeds of crime
  • 193CB Controlled operations and proceeds of crime or general crime
  • 193D Dealing with property that subsequently becomes an instrument of crime
  • 193E Alternative verdicts
  • 193F Proof of other offences not required
  • 193FA Combining several contraventions in a single charge
  • 193G Transitional provision

PART 4ACA - CHEATING AT GAMBLING

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 193H Corrupting betting outcome of event
  • 193I Betting
  • 193J Events and event contingencies
  • 193K Obtaining financial advantage or causing financial disadvantage
  • 193L Proof of intention to obtain financial advantage or cause financial disadvantage
  • 193M Encourage

Division 2 - Offences

  • 193N Engage in conduct that corrupts betting outcome of event
  • 193O Facilitate conduct that corrupts betting outcome of event
  • 193P Concealing conduct or agreement about conduct that corrupts betting outcome of event
  • 193Q Use of corrupt conduct information or inside information for betting purposes

PART 4AD - CRIMINAL DESTRUCTION AND DAMAGE

Division 1 - Interpretation

  • 194 Interpretation

Division 2 - Crimes against property generally

Division 3 - Crimes relating to particular kinds of property

  • 201 Interfering with a mine
  • 202 Causing damage etc to sea, river, canal and other works
  • 203. (Repealed)

Division 4 - Sabotage

Division 5 - Bushfires

PART 4AE - OFFENCES RELATING TO TRANSPORT SERVICES

Division 1 - Offences relating to aircraft, vessels etc

  • 204 Destruction of, or damage to, an aircraft or vessel with intent or reckless indifference
  • 205 Prejudicing the safe operation of an aircraft or vessel
  • 206 Assault etc on member of crew of aircraft or vessel
  • 207 Placing etc dangerous articles on board an aircraft or vessel
  • 208 Threatening to destroy etc an aircraft, vessel or vehicle
  • 209 False information as to plan etc to prejudice the safety of an aircraft or vessel or persons on board an aircraft or vessel
  • 210 Destroying, damaging etc an aid to navigation

Division 2 - Offences relating to railways etc

PART 4AF - MAJOR FACILITIES

  • 214A Damage or disruption to major facility
  • 214B Review of Part
  • 215-249. (Repealed)

PART 4A - CORRUPTLY RECEIVING COMMISSIONS AND OTHER CORRUPT PRACTICES

  • 249A Definitions
  • 249B Corrupt commissions or rewards
  • 249C Misleading documents or statements used or made by agents
  • 249D Corrupt inducements for advice
  • 249E Corrupt benefits for trustees and others
  • 249F Aiding, abetting etc
  • 249G Repayment of value of gift etc
  • 249H Disqualification for office
  • 249I Dismissal of trivial case
  • 249J Custom not a defence

PART 4B - BLACKMAIL

  • 249K Blackmail offence
  • 249L Unwarranted demands--meaning
  • 249M Menaces--meaning
  • 249N Obtaining gain or causing loss--meaning
  • 249O Public duty--meaning

PART 5 - FORGERY

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 250 False document--meaning
  • 251 Inducing acceptance of false document
  • 252 Interpretative provisions relating to obtaining property, financial advantage and financial disadvantage

Division 2 - Forgery

  • 253 Forgery--making false document

Division 3 - Offences related to forgery

  • 254 Using false document
  • 255 Possession of false document
  • 256 Making or possession of equipment etc for making false documents
  • 257-307. (Repealed)

PART 5A - FALSE AND MISLEADING INFORMATION

  • 307A False or misleading applications
  • 307B False or misleading information
  • 307C False or misleading documents

PART 6 - COMPUTER OFFENCES

  • 308 General definitions
  • 308A Meaning of access to data, modification of data and impairment of electronic communication
  • 308B Meaning of unauthorised access, modification or impairment
  • 308C Unauthorised access, modification or impairment with intent to commit serious indictable offence
  • 308D Unauthorised modification of data with intent to cause impairment
  • 308E Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication
  • 308F Possession of data with intent to commit serious computer offence
  • 308G Producing, supplying or obtaining data with intent to commit serious computer offence
  • 308H Unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data held in computer (summary offence)
  • 308I Unauthorised impairment of data held in computer disk, credit card or other device (summary offence)
  • 309, 310. (Repealed)

PART 6A - OFFENCES RELATING TO ESCAPE FROM LAWFUL CUSTODY

PART 6B - TERRORISM

PART 7 - PUBLIC JUSTICE OFFENCES

Division 1 - Definitions

  • 311 Definitions
  • 312 Meaning of "pervert the course of justice"
  • 313 Knowledge about type of offence is unnecessary

Division 2 - Interference with the administration of justice

  • 314 False accusations etc
  • 315 Hindering investigation etc
  • 315A Threatening or intimidating victims or witnesses
  • 316 Concealing serious indictable offence
  • 316A Concealing child abuse offence
  • 317 Tampering etc with evidence
  • 318 Making or using false official instrument to pervert the course of justice
  • 319 General offence of perverting the course of justice

Division 3 - Interference with judicial officers, witnesses, jurors etc

  • 320 Extended meaning of "giving evidence"
  • 321 Corruption of witnesses and jurors
  • 322 Threats or intimidation--judges and other persons connected with judicial proceedings
  • 323 Influencing witnesses and jurors
  • 324 Increased penalty if serious indictable offence involved
  • 325 Preventing, obstructing or dissuading witness or juror from attending etc
  • 326 Reprisals--judges and other persons connected with judicial proceedings

Division 4 - Perjury, false statements etc

  • 327 Offence of perjury
  • 328 Perjury with intent to procure conviction or acquittal
  • 329 Conviction for false swearing on indictment for perjury
  • 330 False statement on oath not amounting to perjury
  • 331 Contradictory statements on oath
  • 332 Certain technical defects provided for
  • 333 Subornation of perjury
  • 334 General provisions applicable to perjury and false statement offences
  • 335 False statements in evidence on commission
  • 336 False entry on public register
  • 337 False instruments issued by public officers
  • 338 Restrictions on prosecutions for perjury
  • 339 Application of Division to perjury under other Acts

Division 5 - Miscellaneous

  • 340 Extent of abolition of offences
  • 341 Certain common law offences abolished
  • 342 Certain conspiracy offences not affected
  • 343 Certain common law offences not abolished
  • 343A Saving of other punishments

PART 8 - (Repealed)

PART 8A - ATTEMPTS

PART 9 - ABETTORS AND ACCESSORIES

  • 345 Principals in the second degree--how tried and punished
  • 346 Accessories before the fact--how tried and punished
  • 347 Accessories after the fact--how tried and punished
  • 347A Wife may be accessory after fact to husband's felony
  • 348 Punishment of accessories after the fact to certain treason-related offences
  • 349 Punishment of accessories after the fact to murder etc
  • 350 Punishment of accessories after the fact to other serious indictable offences
  • 351 Trial and punishment of abettors of minor indictable offences
  • 351A Recruiting persons to engage in criminal activity
  • 351B Aiders and abettors punishable as principals

PART 10 - (Repealed)

PARTS 10A, 10B - (Repealed) None

PART 11 - CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY--DEFENCES

Division 1 - (Repealed)

None

Division 2 - Lawful authority or excuse

  • 417 Proof of lawful authority or excuse
  • 417A Proof of exceptions

Division 3 - Self-defence

  • 418 Self-defence--when available
  • 419 Self-defence--onus of proof
  • 420 Self-defence--not available if death inflicted to protect property or trespass to property
  • 421 Self-defence--excessive force that inflicts death
  • 422 Self-defence--response to lawful conduct
  • 423 Offences to which Division applies
  • 424-428. (Repealed)

PART 11A - INTOXICATION

PART 11B - (Repealed)

None

PART 12 - SENTENCES

429, 430. (Repealed)
  • 431 Convicted persons not to be liable to death penalty
  • 431A Life sentences
  • 431B-447B. (Repealed) PARTS 13, 13A - (Repealed) None

PART 13B - OFFENCES PUNISHABLE BY THE SUPREME COURT IN ITS SUMMARY JURISDICTION

  • 475A Offences punishable summarily
  • 475B Election for summary trial

PART 14 - (Repealed)

None

PART 14A - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES

Division 1 - Larceny and similar summary offences

  • 501 (Renumbered)
  • 502 Possession of skin etc of stolen cattle
  • 503 Stealing dogs
  • 504 Possessing stolen dog or skin
  • 505 Stealing animals etc ordinarily kept in confinement
  • 506 Stealing animals etc ordinarily kept in confinement--second offence
  • 507 Possession of stolen animals etc
  • 508 Possession of stolen animals etc--second offence
  • 509 Restoration of such stolen animals etc
  • 510 Setting engine for deer etc
  • 511. (Repealed)
  • 512 Taking fish in waters on private property
  • 513 Stealing shrubs etc
  • 514. (Repealed)
  • 515 Stealing etc live or dead fence etc
  • 516. (Repealed)
  • 517 Unlawful possession of trees, fences etc
  • 518 Stealing dead wood
  • 519. (Repealed)
  • 520 Stealing plants etc in gardens
  • 521 Stealing plants etc not growing in gardens
  • 521A Stealing of rock, stone etc
  • 522 Possession of shipwrecked goods
  • 523 Offering shipwrecked goods for sale
  • 524 Seizure of such goods
  • 525 Stealing or damaging books and other things in public library and other places
  • 526 Term "Public Library"
  • 526A-527B. (Repealed)
  • 527C Persons unlawfully in possession of property
  • 528. (Repealed)

Division 2 - Other offences

  • 529 Criminal defamation
  • 530 Serious animal cruelty
  • 531 Killing or seriously injuring animals used for law enforcement
  • 532-545AB. (Repealed)
  • 545B Intimidation or annoyance by violence or otherwise
  • 545C Knowingly joining or continuing in etc an unlawful assembly
  • 545D. (Repealed)
  • 545E (Renumbered)
  • 546 Abetting or procuring
  • 546A. (Repealed)
  • 546B Convicted persons found with intent to commit offence
  • 546C. (Repealed)
  • 546D Impersonation of police officers
  • 547-547A. (Repealed)
  • 547B Public mischief
  • 547C Peeping or prying
  • 547D Person apprehended carrying razor etc
  • 547E Bestiality or animal crush material

Division 3 - General

548-555. (Repealed)
  • 556 Summary conviction a bar to further proceedings
  • PARTS 15, 15A - (Repealed) None PART 16 - MISCELLANEOUS ENACTMENTS 563-573. (Repealed)
  • 574 Prosecutions for blasphemy
  • 574A. (Repealed)
  • 574B Prevention of suicide
  • 575-578. (Repealed)
  • 578A Prohibition of publication identifying victims of certain sexual offences
  • 578B. (Repealed)
  • 578C Publishing indecent articles
  • 578D. (Repealed)
  • 578E Offences relating to advertising or displaying products associated with sexual behaviour
  • 579 Evidence of proceedings dealt with by way of recognizance after 15 years
  • 580 Certain charges not to be brought at common law
  • 580A Abolition of offence of being a common nightwalker
  • 580B Abolition of offences of eavesdropping and being a common scold
  • 580C Abolition of common law offences relating to brothels
  • 580D Abolition of rule that husband and wife cannot be guilty of conspiracy
  • 580E Abolition of distinction between felony and misdemeanour
  • 580F Abolition of penal servitude
  • 580G Abolition of imprisonment with light or hard labour
  • 580H Abolition of common law offences and rules
  • 581 Savings and transitional provisions
  • 582 Regulations
  • 583 Review of certain provisions relating to consent
  • 584 Review of Part 3A, Division 9
  • Schedule 1 (Repealed)

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