South Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SCHEDULE 11

Schedule 11—Abolition of certain offences

1—Certain common law offences abolished

The following common law offences are abolished:

        (1)         compounding an offence; and

        (2)         misprision of felony; and

        (3)         maintenance, including champerty; and

        (4)         embracery; and

        (5)         interference with witnesses; and

        (6)         escape; and

        (7)         rescue; and

        (8)         bribery or corruption in relation to judges or judicial officers; and

        (9)         bribery or corruption in relation to public officers; and

        (10)         buying or selling of a public office; and

        (11)         obstructing the exercise of powers conferred by statute; and

        (12)         oppression by a public officer; and

        (13)         breach of trust or fraud by a public officer; and

        (14)         neglect of duty by a public officer; and

        (15)         refusal to serve in public office; and

        (16)         forcible entry and forcible detainer; and

        (17)         riot; and

        (18)         rout; and

        (19)         unlawful assembly; and

        (20)         affray; and

        (21)         challenges to fight; and

        (22)         public nuisance; and

        (23)         public mischief; and

        (24)         eavesdropping; and

        (25)         being a common barrator, a common scold or a common night walker; and

        (26)         criminal libel, including obscene or seditious libel; and

        (27)         publicly exposing one's person; and

        (28)         indecent exhibitions; and

        (29)         spreading infectious disease; and

        (30)         abortion.

2—Certain offences under Imperial law abolished

An Act of the Imperial Parliament has no further force or effect in this State to the extent that it enacts an offence of a kind referred to in clause 1.

3—Special provisions relating to maintenance and champerty

        (1)         Liability in tort for conduct constituting maintenance or champerty at common law is abolished.

        (2)         The abolition of criminal and civil liability for maintenance and champerty does not affect—

            (a)         any civil cause of action accrued before the abolition;

            (b)         any rule of law relating to the avoidance of a champertous contract as being contrary to public policy or otherwise illegal;

            (c)         any rule of law relating to misconduct on the part of a legal practitioner who is party to or concerned in a champertous contract or arrangement.