South Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 5E

5E—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Part—

"necessary territorial nexus"—see section 5G(2);

"State" includes the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory;

"relevant act" in relation to an offence means—

            (a)         an act or omission that is, or causes or contributes to, an element of the offence; or

            (b)         an act or omission that is, or causes or contributes to, something that would, assuming the necessary territorial nexus existed, be an element of the offence; or

            (c)         a state of affairs that is an element of the offence, or would, assuming the necessary territorial nexus existed, be an element of the offence.

        (2)         The question whether the necessary territorial nexus exists in relation to an alleged offence is a question of fact to be determined, where a court sits with a jury, by the jury.