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CRIMES ACT 1958 - SECT 321P

Penalties for attempt

S. 321P(1) substituted by No. 49/1991 s. 119(1)
(Sch. 2 item 64).

    (1)     A person convicted of attempting to commit an offence is liable—

        (a)     if the penalty for the relevant offence is set out by reference to an expression specified in column 1 of the Table, to the penalty set out opposite it in column 2 of the Table:

S. 321P(1)(a) Table substituted by Nos 48/1997
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 94(a)), 69/1997
s. 23.

TABLE

Column 1

Column 2

Level 1 imprisonment (life)

Level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum)

Level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum)

Level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum)



Level 2 fine (3000 penalty units maximum)

Level 3 fine (2400 penalty units maximum)

Level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum)

Level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum)

Level 3 fine (2400 penalty units maximum)

Level 4 fine (1800 penalty units maximum)

Level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum)

Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum)

Level 4 fine (1800 penalty units maximum)

Level 5 fine (1200 penalty units maximum)

Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum)

Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum)

Level 5 fine (1200 penalty units maximum)

Level 6 fine (600 penalty units maximum)

Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum)

Level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum)

Level 6 fine (600 penalty units maximum)

Level 7 fine (240 penalty units maximum)

Level 7 imprisonment
(2 years maximum)

Level 8 imprisonment (1 year maximum)

Level 7 fine (240 penalty units maximum)

Level 8 fine (120 penalty units maximum)

Level 8 imprisonment (1 year maximum)

Level 9 imprisonment (6 months maximum)

Level 8 fine (120 penalty units maximum)

Level 9 fine (60 penalty units maximum)

Level 9 imprisonment (6 months maximum)

Level 10 fine (10 penalty units maximum)

Level 9 fine (60 penalty units maximum)

Level 10 fine (10 penalty units maximum)





Level 10 fine (10 penalty units maximum)

Level 11 fine (5 penalty units maximum)

Level 11 fine (5 penalty units maximum)

Level 12 fine (1 penalty unit maximum)

Level 12 fine (1 penalty unit maximum)

Level 12 fine (1 penalty unit maximum)

        (b)     if the penalty for the relevant offence is not set out by reference to an expression specified in column 1 of the Table in paragraph (a), to a penalty not exceeding 60% of the maximum penalty fixed or prescribed by law for the relevant offence; or

S. 321P(1)(c) amended by No. 48/1997
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 94(b)).

        (c)     if the maximum penalty for the relevant offence is not fixed or prescribed by law, to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).

S. 321P(1A) inserted by No. 41/1993 s. 24, amended by No. 48/1997
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 95(a)(b)).

    (1A)     For the avoidance of doubt, it is declared that if a person is convicted of attempting to commit murder or treason, the person is liable to level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum).

    (2)     A person convicted under this Division of attempting to commit an offence for which, under another enactment, a penalty is provided that is lower than that provided under subsection (1), the person is liable only to that lower penalty.

    (3)     In this section, a reference to a maximum penalty includes, in relation to an offence against the law of a place outside Victoria, a reference to a maximum penalty (not exceeding life imprisonment) fixed or prescribed by a law of that place and, if a maximum penalty so fixed or prescribed exceeds life imprisonment, is a reference to life imprisonment.

S. 321Q inserted by No. 10233 s. 4.



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