Northern Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENT ACT 2024 (NO 18 OF 2024) - SECT 8

After section 241

insert

241A     Ram-raid

    (1)     A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     the person drives a motor vehicle; and

    (b)     the person engages in that conduct with the intention of using the vehicle to damage property belonging to another person; and

    (c)     the conduct results in damage to the property.

Maximum penalty:     Imprisonment for 10 years.

Examples for subsection (1)

1     Ramming a police vehicle.

2     Ramming a store to gain entry.

    (2)     Subsection (1)(b) is the fault element for the conduct in subsection (1)(a).

    (3)     Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(c).