South Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 173

173—Interpretation

        (1)         A person commits an act of piracy if—

            (a)         the person, acting without reasonable excuse, takes control of a ship, while it is in the course of a voyage, from the person lawfully in charge of it; or

            (b)         the person, acting without reasonable excuse, commits an act of violence against the captain or a member of the crew of a ship, while it is in the course of a voyage, in order to take control of the ship from the person lawfully in charge of it; or

            (c)         the person, acting without reasonable excuse, boards a ship, while it is in the course of a voyage, in order to—

                  (i)         take control of the ship from the person lawfully in charge of it; or

                  (ii)         endanger the ship; or

                  (iii)         steal or damage the ship's cargo; or

            (d)         the person boards a ship, while it is in the course of a voyage, in order to commit robbery or any other act of violence against a passenger or a member of the crew.

        (2)         A person takes control of a ship from another if the person compels the other to navigate the ship in accordance with the person's directions.