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CRIMES ACT 1900
- As at 1 July 2024
- Act 40 of 1900
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 Provisions of 36 Geo III, c 7, and 57 Geo III, c 6, repealed except as to offences against the person of the Sovereign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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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)
Division 6A - Abusive behaviour towards intimate partners
54C. Definitions
54D. Abusive behaviour towards current or former intimate partners
54E. Defence
54F. Meaning of “abusive behaviour”
54G. Meaning of “course of conduct”
54H. Procedural requirements
54I. Coercive Control Implementation and Evaluation Taskforce
54J. Review of Division
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
56. Obstructing member of the clergy in discharge of his or her duties
57. Assault on persons preserving wreck
58. Assault with intent to commit a serious indictable offence
59. Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
59A. Assault during public disorder
Division 8A - Assaults etc against law enforcement officers and frontline emergency and health workers
60AA. Definitions
60. Assault and other actions against police officers
60A. Assault and other actions against law enforcement officers (other than police officers)
60AB. Assault against persons aiding law enforcement officers
60AC. Hindering and obstruction of persons aiding law enforcement officers
60AD. Assault and other action against frontline emergency workers
60AE. Assault and other action against frontline health workers
60B. Actions against third parties connected with law enforcement officers
60C. Obtaining of personal information about law enforcement officers
Division 8B - Assaults etc at schools
60D. Definitions
60E. Assaults etc at schools
Division 8C - Assaults etc against retail workers
60F. Definitions
60G. Assault and other action against retail workers
Division 9 - Common assaults
61. Common assault prosecuted by indictment
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
91A. Procuring etc
91B. Procuring person by drugs etc
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
91I. Definitions
91J. Voyeurism
91K. Filming a person engaged in private act
91L. Filming a person’s private parts
91M. Installing device to facilitate observation or filming
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
93AA. Definitions
93AB. Slavery, servitude and child forced labour
93AC. Child forced marriage
PART 3A - OFFENCES RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER
Division 1 - Riot and affray
93A. Definition
93B. Riot
93C. Affray
93D. Mental element under sections 93B and 93C
93E. (Repealed)
Division 2 - Explosives and firearms offences
93F. Interpretation
93FA. Possession, supply or making of explosives
93FB. Possession of dangerous articles other than firearms
93G. Causing danger with firearm or spear gun
93GA. Firing at dwelling-houses or buildings
93H. Trespassing with or dangerous use of firearm or spear gun
93I. Possession of unregistered firearm in public place
Division 2A - Knives in public places and schools
93IA. Definitions
93IB. Custody of knives in public places or schools
93IC. Using or carrying knives in public places or 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
93W. Definitions
93X. Consorting
93Y. Defence
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
94AA. Property previously stolen
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
105A. Definitions
106-108. (Repealed)
109. Breaking out of dwelling-house after committing, or entering with intent to commit, indictable offence
110. Breaking, entering and assaulting with intent to murder etc
111. Entering dwelling-house
112. Breaking etc into any house etc and committing serious indictable offence
113. Breaking etc into any house etc with intent to commit serious indictable offence
114. Being armed with intent to commit indictable offence
115. Being convicted offender armed with intent to commit indictable offence
115A. Alternative verdicts
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 5B - Performance crime offences
154K. Performance crime offences
154L. Review of division
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
187. Term “stealing” in sections 188 and 189
188. Receiving stolen property where stealing a serious indictable offence
189. Receiving etc where principal guilty of minor indictable offence
189A. Receiving etc goods stolen out of New South Wales
189B. Prosecution under section 188 or 189 where property stolen in course of transmission
190. Receiving etc cattle unlawfully killed, or carcass etc
191. Uncertainty as to sex or age not to entitle to acquittal
192. Receiving material or tools intrusted for manufacture
192A. Verdict where several persons are indicted for jointly receiving
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
192I. Definitions
192J. Dealing with identification information
192K. Possession of identification information
192L. Possession of equipment etc to make identification documents or things
192M. Miscellaneous provisions
193. (Renumbered)
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
195. Destroying or damaging property
196. Destroying or damaging property with intent to injure a person
197. Dishonestly destroying or damaging property
198. Destroying or damaging property with intention of endangering life
199. Threatening to destroy or damage property
200. Possession etc of explosive or other article with intent to destroy or damage property
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
203A. Definitions
203B. Sabotage
203C. Threaten sabotage
Division 5 - Bushfires
203D. Definitions
203E. Offence
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
211. Criminal acts relating to railways
212. Endangering passengers etc on railway
213. Obstructing a railway
214. Obstructing a railway-verdict of misdemeanour
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
310A. Definitions
310B. Rescuing inmate from lawful custody
310C. Aiding escape
310D. Escaping
310E. Tunnels to facilitate escape
310F. Permitting escape
310G. Harbouring escapee
310H. Application of Part
PART 6B - TERRORISM
310I. Definitions
310J. Membership of terrorist organisation
310K. Multiplicity of offences
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
344A. 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
428A. Definitions
428B. Offences of specific intent to which Part applies
428C. Intoxication in relation to offences of specific intent
428D. Intoxication in relation to other offences
428E. Intoxication in relation to murder, manslaughter and assault causing death
428F. Intoxication in relation to the reasonable person test
428G. Intoxication and the actus reus of an offence
428H. Abolition of common law relating to self-induced intoxication
428I. Application of Part
428J-428YB. (Repealed)
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)
SCHEDULE 1A
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
FOURTH-NINTH SCHEDULES - (Repealed)
SCHEDULE 10
SCHEDULE 11
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