TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART I - Introductory Chapter I - Interpretation 1. Interpretation 1A. Definitions for purposes of sections 130 , 130A , 130B , 130C , 130D , 130E , 130F , 130G and 337C 2. Definition of attempts 2A. Consent 2B. Sexual intercourse Chapter II - Persons Subject to Punishment for a Crime 3. Which parties to crimes to be deemed principals in the first degree 4. Crimes committed in prosecution of common purpose 5. In case of instigators, mode of execution immaterial 6. Accessories after the fact: When wives and husbands not so Chapter III - Application of Criminal Law 7. Effect of changes in statute law 8. Section 8 9. Instigation in this State of crimes committed elsewhere 10. Military and naval forces 11. Person not to be twice punished for same crime Chapter IV - Criminal Responsibility 12. Ignorance of law 13. Intention and motive 14. Mistake of fact 14A. Mistake as to consent in certain sexual offences 14B. Mistake as to age of victim in relation to certain sexual offences 15. Presumption of sanity 16. Insanity 17. Intoxication 18. Immature age 19. Judicial officers 20. When compulsion a defence 21. Execution of sentences, process, and warrants to arrest or detain declared lawful 22. Erroneous sentence or process or warrant 23. Sentence or process or warrant without jurisdiction 24. Arrest in good faith of wrong person 25. Irregular process or warrant 26. Force used in executing process or in arrest 26A. Entry on premises for purposes of arrest 27. Arrest without warrant 28. Duty to assist police to make arrests 29. Saving of statutory powers 30. Police officer preventing escape from arrest 31. Other cases of preventing escape from arrest 32. Preventing escape or rescue after arrest 33. Section 33 34. Suppression of riot 35. Suppression of riot by magistrates and police officers 36. Suppression of riot by person acting under lawful orders 37. Suppression of riot by person acting without order in case of emergency 38. Riot: Persons subject to military law 39. Prevention of certain crimes 39A. Detention, &c., of persons in aircraft 39B. Search of aircraft, &c. 40. Defence of dwelling-house 41. Defence of premises against trespasses: Removal of disorderly persons 42. Defence of possession of real property with claim of right 43. Defence of movable property against trespassers 44. Defence of movable property with claim of right 45. Retaking movable property under claim of right from person without claim of right 46. Self-defence and defence of another person 47. Section 47 48. Section 48 49. Section 49 50. Domestic discipline 51. Surgical operations 52. Excessive force 53. Consent to injuries 54. Section 54 55. Liability of married persons generally PART II - Crimes Against Public Order Chapter V - Treason and Other Crimes Against the Sovereign's Person and Authority 56. Treason 57. Accessories after fact guilty of treason 58. Concealment of treason 59. Treasonable crimes 60. Evidence of treason: Limitation of time in treason charges 61. Overt acts 62. Inciting traitorous conduct Chapter VI - Sedition: Libels on Foreign Powers 63. Unlawful oaths to commit crimes, &c. 64. Compulsion: How far a defence 65. Unlawful drilling 66. Definition of seditious intention 67. Sedition: Limitation of time in charges 68. Libels on foreign powers Chapter VII - Crimes Against the Executive and Legislative Power 69. Interference with Governor or Ministers 70. Interference with Parliament: Unlawfully influencing Members 71. Member of Parliament receiving bribes 72. Bribery of Member of Parliament Chapter VIII - Unlawful Assemblies: Breaches of the Peace 73. Unlawful assembly: Lawful assembly becoming unlawful: Riot 74. Taking part in unlawful assembly 75. Rioting 76. Proclamation upon a riot 77. Opposing riot proclamation: Disobeying riot proclamation: Limitation of time for prosecution 78. Being armed in public 79. Forcible entry and detainer 80. Affray 81. Duelling 82. Prize fights Chapter IX - Corruption and Abuse of Office 83. Corruption of public officers 84. Extortion by public officers: Oppression 85. Public officers interested in contracts 86. Corruption of valuator 87. False statutory certificates 88. Administering extra-judicial oaths PART III - Crimes Concerning the Administration of Law and Justice and Against Public Authority Chapter X - Crimes Relating to the Administration of Justice 89. Definition of judicial proceeding 90. Judicial corruption 91. Official corruption, not judicial but relating to offences 92. Section 92 93. Section 93 94. Perjury 95. False swearing, &c. 96. Evidence on charge of perjury, &c. 97. Fabricating evidence 98. Corruption of witnesses 99. Suppressing evidence 100. Interfering with witnesses 101. Falsifying evidence as a shorthand writer 102. Compounding crimes 103. Compounding penal actions 104. Bringing fictitious action on penal statute 105. Perverting justice 105A. Failing to report the abuse of a child Chapter XI - Escape 106. Interpretation 107. Escape 108. Aiding escape: harbouring of persons unlawfully at large 109. Section 109 Chapter XII - Miscellaneous Crimes Against Public Authority 110. Disclosure of official secrets 111. Bargaining for public offices 112. Section 112 113. False statutory declarations and other false statements 114. Resisting public officers: Resisting lawful apprehension 115. Omission by public officer to perform duty 116. Neglect to aid in suppressing riot 117. Neglect to aid in arresting offenders 118. Disobedience to lawful authority PART IV - Acts Injurious to the Public in General Chapter XIII - Crimes Relating to Religion 119. Blasphemy 120. Interfering with an officiating minister 121. Disturbing religious worship Chapter XIV - Sexual Crimes 122. Bestiality 123. Section 123 124. Penetrative sexual abuse of child or young person 124A. Penetrative sexual abuse of child or young person by person in position of authority 125. Person permitting penetrative sexual abuse of child or young person on premises 125A. Persistent sexual abuse of child or young person 125B. Indecent act with child or young person 125C. Procuring child or young person for sexual abuse 125D. Communications with intent to procure child or young person 125E. Failure by a person in authority to protect a child from a sexual offence 126. Penetrative sexual abuse of person with mental impairment 127. Indecent assault 127A. Section 127A 128. Section 128 129. Procuring a person for penetrative sexual abuse by threats or fraud 130. Involving person under 18 years in production of child exploitation material 130A. Production of child exploitation material 130B. Distribution of child exploitation material 130C. Possession of child exploitation material 130D. Accessing child exploitation material 130E. Defences in relation to child exploitation material 130F. Forfeiture of child exploitation material, &c. 130G. Excluding non-essential persons from court when child exploitation material displayed 131. Section 131 132. Section 132 133. Incest 134. Section 134 135. Section 135 136. Warning relating to uncorroborated evidence 137. Indecency 138. Obscene publications Chapter XIVA - Human Remains 139. Misconduct in respect of human remains Chapter XV - Common Nuisances 140. Common nuisance defined 141. Common nuisances that are punishable 142. Section 142 143. Disorderly houses PART V - Crimes Against the Person Chapter XVI - Duties Relating to the Preservation of Human Life 144. Duty to provide necessaries 145. Duty of head of family 146. What are necessaries in certain cases 147. Duty of masters 148. Delegation of duty 149. Duty of persons doing dangerous acts 150. Duty of persons in charge of dangerous things 151. Duty to do certain acts 152. Omission of duty Chapter XVII - Homicide: Suicide: Concealment of Birth 153. Definition of homicide: Killing: When child becomes human being 154. Special cases of homicide 155. Section 155 156. Culpable homicide 157. Cases in which culpable homicide is murder 158. Murder 159. Manslaughter 160. Section 160 161. Accessory after the fact to murder 162. Written threat to murder 162A. Failing to report the killing of a person 163. Aiding suicide 164. Section 164 165. Section 165 165A. Infanticide 166. Concealment of birth 167. Unlawful destruction of human remains 167A. Causing death by dangerous driving 167B. Dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm 167C. Causing death or grievous bodily harm by dangerous dog or restricted breed dog Chapter XVIII - Crimes Endangering Life or Health 168. Disabling to aid commission of offence or flight of offender 169. Administering drug to facilitate offence 170. Acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm or prevent apprehension 170A. Persistent family violence 170B. Strangulation, &c. 171. Preventing escape from wreck 172. Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm 172A. Dangerous driving 173. Intentionally endangering persons on railways 174. Wantonly endangering persons on railways 175. Unlawfully administering poison with intent to harm 176. Administering a noxious thing 177. Failure to supply necessaries 178. Ill-treatment of children 178A. Female genital mutilation 178B. Removal of child from State 178C. Medical procedures 178D. Termination by person other than medical practitioner or pregnant woman 178E. Termination without woman's consent 179. Setting man-traps, &c. 180. Unseaworthy ships: Endangering life on ships: Breaches of duty by seamen: Failure to assist vessel in collision 181. Making and possession of dangerous things Chapter XIX - Assaults 182. Definition of assault 183. Aggravated assault 184. Common assault 184A. Assault on pregnant woman Chapter XX - Rape: Abduction: Stalking and Bullying 185. Rape 186. Abduction 187. Section 187 188. Section 188 189. Abduction of young persons 190. Defences in abduction of young persons 191. Abduction of children: Harbouring an abducted child 191A. Kidnapping 192. Stalking and bullying 192A. Extra-territorial operation of offence Chapter XXI - Crimes Relating to Marriage - . . . . . . . . 193. Section 193 194. Section 194 Chapter XXII - Crimes Relating to Mentally Disordered Persons 195. Illegally receiving, &c., mentally disordered persons Chapter XXIII - Criminal defamation 196. Criminal defamation 197. Proceedings for an offence do not bar civil proceedings 198. Section 198 199. Section 199 200. Section 200 201. Section 201 202. Section 202 203. Section 203 204. Section 204 205. Section 205 206. Section 206 207. Section 207 208. Section 208 209. Section 209 210. Section 210 211. Section 211 212. Section 212 213. Section 213 214. Section 214 215. Section 215 216. Section 216 217. Section 217 218. Section 218 219. Section 219 220. Section 220 221. Section 221 222. Section 222 223. Section 223 224. Section 224 225. Section 225 PART VI - Crimes Relating to Property Chapter XXIV - Stealing 226. Interpretation 227. Things capable of being stolen 228. Special cases of stealing 229. Stealing by agent 230. Stealing by person holding power of attorney 231. Stealing by misappropriation 232. Assisting married persons to take property 233. Stealing electricity 234. Stealing 234A. Stealing firearm or firearm part Chapter XXV - Crimes Analogous to Stealing 235. Unlawfully dealing with registers and records 236. Unlawfully dealing with wills and documents of title 237. Killing animals with intent to steal 238. Severing with intent to steal 239. Unlawfully branding animals Chapter XXVA - Crimes relating to firearms and firearm parts 239A. Interpretation 239B. Recklessly discharging a firearm 239C. Possession or use of firearm or firearm part 239D. Selling or giving possession of firearm or firearm part 239E. Possession of firearm or firearm part Chapter XXVI - Robbery and Extortion 240. Robbery, &c. 240A. Carjacking 241. Blackmail 242. Demanding with menaces with intent to steal Chapter XXVII - Burglary and Like Crimes 243. Interpretation 244. Burglary 245. Aggravated burglary 246. Section 246 247. Section 247 248. Being armed, &c., with intent to commit a crime Chapter XXVIII - False Pretences, Cheating, and Frauds Concerning Titles 249. Interpretation 250. Obtaining goods by false pretences 251. Obtaining execution of a security by false pretences 252. Cheating 252A. Acquiring a financial advantage 253. Fraud in respect of payment for work 253A. Fraud 254. Fraud on sale or mortgage of property 255. Fraud as to land under Land Titles Act 1980 255A. Evidence relating to intention to deceive or defraud 256. Salting mines 257. Concealing mining discoveries Chapter XXVIIIA - Crimes Relating to Computers 257A. Interpretation 257B. Computer-related fraud 257C. Damaging computer data 257D. Unauthorized access to a computer 257E. Insertion of false information as data 257F. Extra-territorial application of this Chapter Chapter XXIX - Receiving Stolen Property and Rewards for Recovery Thereof 258. Receiving stolen property 259. Taking rewards for stolen property Chapter XXX - Frauds by Trustees and Company Officers: False Accounting: Secret Commissions 260. Fraudulent dealing by trustees 261. Officers of companies fraudulently appropriating property, or falsifying accounts 262. False statements by promoters and officers of companies 263. Defence 264. Fraudulent false accounting 265. False accounting by public officer 266. Secret commissions, &c. 266A. Evidence relating to intention to defraud 266B. Evidence on certain charges relating to money, goods and advantages Chapter XXXI - Arson and Other Unlawful Injuries to Property 267. Injuries to property 268. Arson 268A. Unlawfully setting fire to crops, forest, moorland, peat, &c. 269. Unlawfully setting fire to property 269A. Causing a fire with intent to injure person or property 270. Casting away ships and endangering vessels 271. Unlawfully interfering with railways 272. Injuring public utilities 273. Unlawful injuries in general 273A. Interference with war memorial or war memorial area 274. Killing or wounding cattle 275. Interfering with boundary marks 276. Sending letters threatening to burn or destroy, &c. 276AA. False threats of danger Chapter XXXIA - Crimes Relating to Aircraft 276A. Destruction of aircraft 276B. Prejudicing safe operation of aircraft 276C. Endangering safety of aircraft 276D. Taking control of aircraft 276E. Interference with crew of aircraft 276F. Threats, &c., with respect to safety of aircraft, &c. 276G. Dangerous goods on aircraft Chapter XXXII - Forgery and Uttering 277. Interpretation 278. Forgery 279. Uttering 280. Obtaining property by false documents or dies 281. Purchasing, &c., forged bank notes 282. Falsifying registers and records 283. Procuring unauthorized status: Fraudulently misrepresenting status 284. Supplying false copies of rules, &c. 285. Being in possession of materials for forgery 286. Being unlawfully in possession of revenue paper, &c. 287. Fraudulently using stamps, &c. Chapter XXXIIA - Crimes Relating To Serious Animal Diseases 287A. Interpretation 287B. Possession or administration of List A disease agents Chapter XXXIIB - Contamination of Goods 287C. Interpretation 287D. Contaminating goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss 287E. Threatening to contaminate goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss 287F. Making false statements concerning contamination of goods with intent to cause public alarm or economic loss 287G. Territorial nexus for offences PART VII - Frauds by Personation and Relating to Trade Chapter XXXIII - Personation 288. Personation in general 289. Personating witnesses and jurors 290. Personating public officers 291. Falsely acknowledging deeds, recognizances, &c. Chapter XXXIV - Fraudulent Debtors 292. Interpretation 293. Crimes by insolvents 294. Concealing insolvency 295. Incurring losses by speculation: Failing to account for losses 296. Frauds on creditors PART VIII - Conspiracies and Crimes Relating to Other Crimes Chapter XXXV - Conspiracies: Inciting: Attempts: Accessories 297. Conspiracy 298. Inciting to commit crimes 299. Attempts to commit crimes 300. Accessories after the fact PART IX - Procedure Chapter XXXVI - Duties as to Arrest and Detainer 301. Duty of persons arresting 302. Duties of police officers 303. Duties after arrest Chapter XXXVII - Bail: Trial by Magistrate 304. Section 304 305. Section 305 306. Section 306 307. Place of trial 307A. Change in place of trial 308. Trial before magistrate 309. Arrest of accused in certain cases Chapter XXXVIII - Indictments 310. Indictments 311. Form and contents of indictments 312. Statement of crimes 313. Charge against accessories 314. Particulars 315. Alternative statements 316. Acts must be established 317. Forms of indictment 318. General rule as to description 318A. Indictments for burglary, &c. 319. Statements in proceedings for perjury 320. Proof of obtaining money by false pretence, &c. 321. Description of property 322. Statement of ownership of property 323. Description of persons 324. Description of document 325. Statement of intent 326. Amendment of indictment: Power to order separate trial 326A. Order for separate trial for sexual offences 327. Pleadings 328. Duty to furnish copy of indictment, &c. 329. Particulars in indictments for treason 330. Parties to crimes 331. Accessories after the fact 331A. Release from prison if no indictment filed 331B. First appearance of defendant in Supreme Court following committal 331C. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court to sentence Chapter XXXIX - Powers of Conviction Upon Particular Indictments 332. Alternative convictions 333. Murder 333A. Attempted murder 334. Manslaughter 334AA. Strangulation 334A. Wounding or causing bodily harm 334B. Dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm 334C. Causing death by dangerous driving 335. Rape 335A. Abduction 336. Child sexual abuse 336A. Indecent assault 336B. Child sexual abuse by a person in a position of authority 337. Incest 337A. Persistent family violence 337B. Persistent child sexual abuse 337C. Involving person under 18 years in production of child exploitation material 338. Stealing, false pretences, receiving, and cheating 339. Stealing and killing animals with intent to steal 339A. Robbery, &c. 340. Principals and accessories after the fact 341. Part of charge proved 342. Attempts 342AA. Alternative verdicts 342A. Incitements 343. Indictment for treasonable crimes and inciting mutiny 344. Indictments in respect of unlawful oaths Chapter XL - Trial: Adjournment: Pleadings: Practice 345. Right to be tried 346. Accelerating trial of persons not under committal 347. Adjournment of trial 348. On adjournment of trial accused may be remanded, &c. 349. Bringing up a prisoner for trial 350. Nolle prosequi 351. Arraignment 352. Motion to quash indictment 353. Pleading to indictment 354. Demurrer 355. Pleas 356. Withdrawal of pleas 357. Standing mute, &c. 358. Plea of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict 359. Joinder of issue not necessary 360. Trial on plea to the jurisdiction 361. Trial by jury 361AA. Trial by judge alone 361AB. Appeal to Court of Criminal Appeal in respect of application for trial by judge alone 361A. Argument before jury is sworn 362. Effect of plea 363. Separate trials 364. Section 364 365. Section 365 366. Section 366 367. Section 367 368. Defence 368A. Notice of alibi 368B. Admissible opinion evidence 369. Presence of accused 370. Section 370 370A. Section 370A 371. Speeches by counsel and summing up 371A. Recent complaint 372. Powers of Associate Judge 373. Section 373 374. Section 374 375. Section 375 376. Section 376 377. Section 377 378. Section 378 379. Section 379 Chapter XLI - Verdict: Judgment 380. Section 380 381. Defence of insanity 382. Section 382 383. Verdict 384. Acquittal 385. Convicted person to be called on to show cause 385A. Hearing by judge of complaint of simple offence 386. Section 386 386A. Section 386A Chapter XLII - Crown Cases Reserved 387. Questions of law may be reserved 388. Questions reserved to be stated in a case 388AA. Power of Attorney-General to refer questions of law to Court of Criminal Appeal Chapter XLIIA - Procedure on Continuing Nuisances 388A. Abatement or removal of nuisance 388B. Punishment for creating nuisance Chapter XLIII - Punishments 389. Sentences Chapter XLIV - Exceptions to Double Jeopardy Rules 390. Definitions 391. Application of Chapter XLIV 392. Circumstances in which person may be charged with administration of justice crime relating to previous acquittal 393. Court may order retrial for a very serious crime fresh and compelling evidence 394. Court may order retrial for a serious crime tainted acquittal 395. Fresh and compelling evidence meaning 396. Tainted acquittal meaning 397. Interests of justice matters for consideration 397A. Application for prosecution for administration of justice crime procedure 397AB. Prosecution for administration of justice crime 397AC. Application for retrial procedure 397AD. Retrial 397AE. Authorisation of police investigations 397AF. Restrictions on publication 391A. Section 391A Chapter XLV - Execution of Sentence: Pardons 397B. Civil execution 398. Pardons Chapter XLVI - Appeals 399. Interpretation 400. Court of Criminal Appeal 401. Right of appeal 402. Determination of appeals 402A. Second or subsequent appeal by convicted person on fresh and compelling evidence 403. Powers of Court in special cases 404. Power to order new trial 405. Suspension of order, &c.: Revesting property on conviction 406. Jurisdiction in cases reserved 407. Time for appealing 407A. Withdrawal of appeals 408. Section 408 409. Supplemental powers 410. Legal assistance to appellant, &c. 411. Right of appellant to be present 412. Case and argument in writing 413. Duty of Attorney-General 413A. Reserved judgments 414. Costs of appeal, &c. 415. Admission of appellant to bail and custody when attending court 416. Duties of Registrar 417. Documents, exhibits, &c. 418. Powers of single judge 418A. Powers of Associate Judge 419. Prerogative of mercy Chapter XLVII - Private Prosecutions: Ex Officio Indictments: Trial at Bar 420. Private prosecutions 421. Ex officio indictments 421A. Notice to attend or arrest warrant against person indicted in Supreme Court 421B. Committal for trial in certain circumstances 422. Trial at bar 423. Forms and proceedings Chapter XLVIII - Consequences of Conviction 424. Section 424 425. Costs against convicts 425A. Section 425A 426. Section 426 Chapter XLIX - Miscellaneous Provisions 427. Proceedings against partners, &c. 428. Section 428 429. Prosecutions for perjury 429A. Section 429A 430. Section 430 431. Section 431 432. Section 432 433. Recognizance to keep the peace, &c., may be forfeited on proof of conviction 434. Procedure generally upon forfeited recognizance 435. Section 435 436. Section 436 437. Section 437 438. Section 438 439. Section 439 440. Section 440 441. Section 441 442. Section 442 443. Section 443 444. Section 444 445. Section 445 446. Section 446 447. Section 447 448. Section 448 449. Section 449 450. Section 450 451. Section 451 452. Section 452 Chapter L - Savings and Transitional Provisions 453. Abolition of capital punishment 454. Term of sentence of imprisonment 455. Self-defence provisions 456. Non-application of amendments to section 338 (1) 457. Repeal of section 155 458. Application of Bail Act 1994 459. Savings 460. Application of Criminal Code Amendment (Sexual Offences against Young People) Act 2013 461. Application of Criminal Code Amendment (Sexual Assault) Act 2017 462. Application of Criminal Code and Related Legislation Amendment (Child Abuse) Act 2019 462A. Section 462A 463. Application of Criminal Code Amendment (Bullying) Act 2019 464. Transitional provisions on the commencement of the Criminal Code Amendment (Sexual Abuse Terminology) Act 2020 464A. Application of Criminal Code Amendment (Judge Alone Trials) Act 2022 465. Application of Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020
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